Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-8585

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the WordPress Download Manager plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fname parameter to (1) views/file_download.php or (2) file_download.php.

Affected products

WordPress/Download Managerinferred2 versions
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/128852/WordPress-Download-Manager-Arbitrary-File-Download.htmlnvdExploit
www.securityfocus.com/bid/70764nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98318nvd

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