CVE-2026-4057
Download Manager <= 3.3.51 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Media File Protection Removal
CVE-2026-4057 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Codename065 Download Manager, published April 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 4.3 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.39%EPSS, 33rd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the makeMediaPublic() and makeMediaPrivate() functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.51. This is due to the functions only checking for edit_posts capability without verifying post ownership via current_user_can('edit_post', $id), and the destructive operations executing before the admin-level check in mediaAccessControl(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to strip all protection metadata (password, access restrictions, private flag) from any media file they do not own, making admin-protected files publicly accessible via their direct URL.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Download Manager <= 3.3.51 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Media File Protection Removal
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the makeMediaPublic() and makeMediaPrivate() functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.51. This is due to the functions only checking for edit_posts capability without verifying post ownership via current_user_can('edit_post', $id), and the destructive operations executing before the admin-level check in mediaAccessControl(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to strip all protection metadata (password, access restrictions, private flag) from any media file they do not own, making admin-protected files publicly accessible via their direct URL.
- Record
CVE-2026-4057- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-21258
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the makeMediaPublic() and makeMediaPrivate() functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.51. This is due to the functions only checking for edit_posts capability without verifying post ownership via current_user_can('edit_post', $id), and the destructive operations executing before the admin-level check in mediaAccessControl(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to strip all protection metadata (password, access restrictions, private flag) from any media file they do not own, making admin-protected files publicly accessible via their direct URL.
- Record
EUVD-2026-21258- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5q5w-6r9g-cpgc
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due...
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the makeMediaPublic() and makeMediaPrivate() functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.51. This is due to the functions only checking for edit_posts capability without verifying post ownership via current_user_can('edit_post', $id), and the destructive operations executing before the admin-level check in mediaAccessControl(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to strip all protection metadata (password, access restrictions, private flag) from any media file they do not own, making admin-protected files publicly accessible via their direct URL.
- Record
GHSA-5q5w-6r9g-cpgc- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the makeMediaPublic() and makeMediaPrivate() functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.51. This is due to the functions only checking for edit_posts capability without verifying post ownership via current_user_can('edit_post', $id), and the destructive operations executing before the admin-level check in mediaAccessControl(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to strip all protection metadata (password, access restrictions, private flag) from any media file they do not own, making admin-protected files publicly accessible via their direct URL.
- Record
CVE-2026-4057- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a6b02846-61be-4571-921d-53df5493f856?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.51/src/MediaLibrary/MediaAccessControl.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4057
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5q5w-6r9g-cpgc