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versions.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.01331,"percentile":0.71464,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-22","CWE-540","CWE-79"],"published":"2021-08-05T20:18:33Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:56:16Z","products":[{"vendor":"w3 eden, inc.","product":"wordpress download manager"},{"vendor":"w3eden","product":"download_manager"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/07/wordpress-download-manager-vulnerabilities/","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34638"},{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/07/wordpress-download-manager-vulnerabilities"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-26f9-v8xg-pg4g"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2021-34638","title":"WordPress Download Manager \u003c= 3.1.24 Authenticated Directory Traversal","description":"Authenticated Directory Traversal in WordPress Download Manager \u003c= 3.1.24 allows authenticated (Contributor+) users to obtain sensitive configuration file information, as well as allowing Author+ users to perform XSS attacks, by setting Download template to a file containing configuration information or an uploaded JavaScript with an image extension This issue affects: WordPress Download Manager version 3.1.24 and prior 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