CVE-2022-4972

Download Monitor <= 4.7.51 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Data Export

7.5 High

The Download Monitor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on several REST-API routes related to reporting in versions up to, and including, 4.7.51. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view user data and other sensitive information intended for administrators.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.47%Up 0.4 points since Oct 17, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

Download Monitor <= 4.7.51 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Data Export

Record: CVE-2022-4972
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-53924 7.5

Record: EUVD-2022-53924
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-88wj-fxpv-pc7g 7.5

The Download Monitor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing...

Record: GHSA-88wj-fxpv-pc7g
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.5

Record: CVE-2022-4972
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-4972 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Wp Chill Download Monitor, published October 16, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.