Is CVE-2023-1524 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-1524 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-1524?

CVE-2023-1524 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-1524?

CVE-2023-1524 has an EPSS score of 0.74% (50th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1524?

Upgrade download manager to 3.2.71 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-1524

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.71 does not adequately validate passwords for password-protected files. Upon validation, a master key is generated and exposed to the user, which may be used to download any password-protected file on the server, allowing a user to download any file with the knowledge of any one file's password.

How to fix

Remediation Available

download managerNVD

Affected:< 3.2.71Fixed in:3.2.71CVE-2023-1524derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.74%probability of exploitation in 30 days

50thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 50% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

wpscan.com

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