CVE-2026-112219

Download Monitor < 5.3.5 - Multisite Subsite Admin+ Incorrect Authorization via Approved Download Paths REST Route

Published Oct 23, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 5.3.5 does not correctly restrict management of the list of filesystem locations it may serve files from to network administrators on multisite, allowing a subsite administrator who is not trusted at the network level to approve arbitrary locations and have the Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 5.3.5 serve readable files from outside the uploads directory, including files belonging to other subsites, to unauthenticated visitors; single-site installations are unaffected.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-863
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions download Monitor
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions download Monitor
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 5.3.5 does not correctly restrict management of the list of filesystem locations it may serve files from to network administrators on multisite, allowing a subsite administrator who is not trusted at the network level to approve arbitrary locations and have the Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 5.3.5 serve readable files from outside the uploads directory, including files belonging to other subsites, to unauthenticated visitors; single-site installations are unaffected.
Title Download Monitor < 5.3.5 - Multisite Subsite Admin+ Incorrect Authorization via Approved Download Paths REST Route
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Oct 23, 2026, 10:46 AM
Reserved
Oct 19, 2026, 10:50 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 23, 2026, 6:17 AM
Modified
Oct 23, 2026, 2:20 PM