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Download Manager <= 3.3.08 - Authenticated (Author+) Path Traversal to Limited File Overwrite

CVE-2025-1785 · download-manager

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Vulnerability: Download Manager <= 3.3.08 - Authenticated (Author+) Path Traversal to Limited File Overwrite
Affected software: download-manager(Plugin)
Affected versions: ≤ 3.3.08
Authentication: Authenticated (see advisory title)
Vulnerability type: Directory traversal
CVE: CVE-2025-1785
Published: 12 March 2025
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May allow reading or writing files outside intended directories.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory bc5c7974-4c10-4880-8823-2accee3c0da4). Methodology and redistribution notes

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