Cm Download Manager: A security weakness

Cm Download Manager is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 10.0 CVSS · cve@mitre.org

NVD score 10.0 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov

Component: Cm Download Manager
Plugin slug: cm-download-manager
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: Dec 05, 2014
Weakness: CWE-94 — Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

This CVE was published Dec 05, 2014 and is one of 10 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Cm Download Manager to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

The alterSearchQuery function in lib/controllers/CmdownloadController.php in the CreativeMinds CM Downloads Manager plugin before 2.0.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the CMDsearch parameter to cmdownloads/, which is processed by the PHP create_function function.

NVD vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Update, patch or deactivate.

Technical description

Primary and upstream sources