CVE-2022-2926Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator file disclosure via unchecked browser root

Published Sep 26, 2022 · Updated May 21, 2025

Path traversal in W3 Eden WordPress Download Manager before 3.2.55 allows remote authenticated users to read files outside the blog directory. The File Browser Root setting accepts absolute or parent-relative paths, which the Asset Manager uses without confining resolution to the WordPress root. Administrator-level access is required; exploitation exposes directory listings and readable server files but does not write or delete them.

CVSS severity4.9
Medium
EPSS probability1.46%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in W3 Eden WordPress Download Manager before 3.2.55 allows remote authenticated users to read files outside the blog directory. The File Browser Root setting accepts absolute or parent-relative paths, which the Asset Manager uses without confining resolution to the WordPress root. Administrator-level access is required; exploitation exposes directory listings and readable server files but does not write or delete them.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-2926
Published
Sep 26, 2022
Updated
May 21, 2025
Vendor
W3 Eden, Inc.
Product
WordPress Download Manager
Classifications
CWE-22, T1083, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 26, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.2.55 <3.2.55

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

W3 Eden, Inc. · WordPress Download Managerversion=3.2.55 <3.2.55

Published CVSS scores

4.9NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.9CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1083File and Directory Discovery
T1005Data from Local System

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