CVE-2023-6421 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.83 does not protect file download's passwords, leaking it upon receiving an invalid one.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.80567.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
W3eden	Download Manager

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:w3eden:download_manager:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/244c7c00-fc8d-4a73-bbe0-7865c621d410

History

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		W3eden W3eden download Manager
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:wpdownloadmanager:wordpress_download_manager::::::wordpress::*	cpe:2.3:a:w3eden:download_manager:::::free:wordpress::
Vendors & Products	Wpdownloadmanager Wpdownloadmanager wordpress Download Manager	W3eden W3eden download Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2024-01-01T14:18:53.519Z

Updated: 2025-06-18T14:57:52.974Z

Reserved: 2023-11-30T10:31:42.688Z

Link: CVE-2023-6421

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:28:21.866Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-01T15:15:43.347

Modified: 2025-06-18T15:15:25.260

Link: CVE-2023-6421

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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