Medium 4.3Published Apr 9, 2026

CVE-2026-4057Download Manager <= 3.3.51 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Media File Protection Removal

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 10:00 PM ET)

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The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the `makeMediaPublic()` and `makeMediaPrivate()` functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.51. This is due to the functions only checking for `edit_posts` capability without verifying post ownership via `current_user_can('edit_post', $id)`, and the destructive operations executing before the admin-level check in `mediaAccessControl()`. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to strip all protection metadata (password, access restrictions, private flag) from any media file they do not own, making admin-protected files publicly accessible via their direct URL.

CVSS: 4.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-862
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Wordfence
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Apr 13, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

codename065 Download Manager codename065:download_manager (from the name)	through 3.3.51	CNA record

References

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a6b02846-61be-4571-921d-53df5493f856?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.51/src/MediaLibrary/MediaAccessControl.php#L257
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.51/src/MediaLibrary/MediaAccessControl.php#L237
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/trunk/src/MediaLibrary/MediaAccessControl.php#L257
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/trunk/src/MediaLibrary/MediaAccessControl.php#L237
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3492316/download-manager/trunk/src/MediaLibrary/MediaAccessControl.php
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fdownload-manager/tags/3.3.51&new_path=%2Fdownload-manager/tags/3.3.52

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