CVE-2014-8585: Directory traversal vulnerability in the WordPress Download Manager plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fname parameter to (1) views/file_dow

medium Affects download-manager (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2014-11-04; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

Directory traversal vulnerability in the WordPress Download Manager plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fname parameter to (1) views/file_dow

Package: download-manager (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: =1.1 or =1.2 or =1.2.1 or =1.2.2 or =1.2.3 or =1.2.4 or =1.2.5 or =1.3 or =1.4 or =1.5 or =1.5.1 or =1.5.2 or =1.5.3 or =1.5.9 or =1.5.32 or =1.5.33 or =2.0.1 or =2.0.2 or =2.0.3 or =2.0.4 or =2.0.5 or =2.0.6 or =2.0.7 or =2.0.8 or =2.0.9 or =2.0.10 or =2.0.11 or =2.0.12 or =2.0.13 or =2.0.14 or =2.0.15 or =2.0.16 or =2.0.17 or =2.0.18 or =2.0.19 or =2.1.0 or =2.1.1 or =2.1.2 or =2.1.3 or =2.2.0 or =2.2.1 or =2.2.2 or =2.2.3 or =2.2.4 or =2.2.5 or =2.2.6 or =2.2.7 or =2.2.8 or =2.2.9 or =2.3.0 or =2.3.1 or =2.3.2 or =2.3.3 or =2.3.4 or =2.3.5 or =2.3.6 or =2.3.7 or =2.3.8 or =2.3.9 or =2.4.0 or =2.4.1 or =2.4.2 or =2.4.3 or =2.4.4 or =2.4.5 or =2.4.6 or =2.4.7 or =2.4.8 or =2.4.9 or =2.5.0 or =2.5.1 or =2.5.2 or =2.5.3 or =2.5.4 or =2.5.5 or =2.5.6 or =2.5.7 or =2.5.8 or =2.5.9 or =2.5.91 or =2.5.92 or =2.5.93 or =2.5.94 or =2.5.95 or =2.5.96 or =2.5.97 or =2.5.98 or =2.5.99 or =2.6.0 or =2.6.1 or =2.6.2 or =2.6.3 or =2.6.4 or =2.6.5 or =2.6.6 or =2.6.7 or =2.6.8 or =2.6.9 or =2.6.91 or =2.6.92 or =2.6.93 or =2.6.94 or =2.6.95 or =2.6.96
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 5.0
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 3% (86.7th percentile)
Published: 2014-11-04
Source: nvd

References

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