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It's also possible to escape from the web server home directory and download any file within the OS.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.01391,"percentile":0.7269,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-200"],"published":"2022-01-28T19:09:54Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:52:00Z","products":[{"vendor":"wpchill","product":"download_monitor"}],"references":[{"url":"https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-monitor/#developers","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Product"]},{"url":"https://github.com/WPChill/download-monitor/blob/master/changelog.txt","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/download-monitor/wordpress-download-monitor-plugin-4-4-6-authenticated-arbitrary-file-download-vulnerability","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31567"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7q5c-gm5x-mj54"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2021-31567","title":"WordPress Download Monitor plugin \u003c= 4.4.6 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Download vulnerability","description":"Authenticated (admin+) Arbitrary File Download vulnerability discovered in Download Monitor WordPress plugin (versions \u003c= 4.4.6). 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