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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Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions download Monitor
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions download Monitor

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-285

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-23T10:46:04.041Z

Reserved: 2026-10-19T10:50:06.029Z

Link: CVE-2026-112219

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-23T06:17:06.193

Modified: 2026-10-23T06:17:06.193

Link: CVE-2026-112219

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-23T08:00:15Z

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