Description
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'file[package_dir]' parameter in versions up to, and including 3.2.49. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor privileges and above to call files using a PHAR wrapper that will deserialize the data and call arbitrary PHP Objects that can be used to perform a variety of malicious actions granted a POP chain is also present. It also requires that the attacker is successful in uploading a file with the serialized payload.
Published: 2022-09-06
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 1.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-34697 The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'file[package_dir]' parameter in versions up to, and including 3.2.49. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor privileges and above to call files using a PHAR wrapper that will deserialize the data and call arbitrary PHP Objects that can be used to perform a variety of malicious actions granted a POP chain is also present. It also requires that the attacker is successful in uploading a file with the serialized payload.
History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Download Manager <= 3.2.49 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHAR Deserialization

Mon, 05 May 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared W3eden
W3eden download Manager
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wpdownloadmanager:wordpress_download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* cpe:2.3:a:w3eden:download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Wpdownloadmanager
Wpdownloadmanager wordpress Download Manager
W3eden
W3eden download Manager

Subscriptions

W3eden Download Manager
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:49:56.375Z

Reserved: 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-2436

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T00:39:07.603Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-09-06T18:15:13.710

Modified: 2026-04-08T18:17:24.767

Link: CVE-2022-2436

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Weaknesses