Arbitrary file download via unchecked File URL
Published Apr 1, 2025 · Updated Apr 1, 2025
Path traversal in Lana Codes Lana Downloads Manager before 1.10.0 allows remote authenticated users to download arbitrary server files. The plugin accepts a php://filter resource containing ../ segments in the administrator-facing File URL field, then publishes a download permalink that reads the referenced path. The administrator role is required to create the malicious download; disclosure is limited to files readable by the WordPress PHP process.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Lana Codes Lana Downloads Manager before 1.10.0 allows remote authenticated users to download arbitrary server files. The plugin accepts a php://filter resource containing ../ segments in the administrator-facing File URL field, then publishes a download permalink that reads the referenced path. The administrator role is required to create the malicious download; disclosure is limited to files readable by the WordPress PHP process.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-2048
- Published
- Apr 1, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 1, 2025
- Vendor
- Lana Codes
- Product
- Lana Downloads Manager
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 1, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 1, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <1.10.0
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WPScan administrator File URL proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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