Vulnerability · CVE-2026-4057
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the and functions in all versions up…
Published Apr 10, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · the affected product
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-4057. EPSS is 0.36%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium4.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.36%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- stated named in the record
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the and functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.51. This is due to the functions only checking for capability without verifying post ownership via , and the destructive operations executing before the admin-level check in . 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.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- stated named in the record<= 3.3.51
How to fix CVE-2026-4057
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-4057. EPSS is 0.36%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with named in the record <= 3.3.51. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-862: Missing Authorization. EPSS 0.36%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 10, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the and functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.51. This is due to the functions only checking for capability without verifying post ownership via , and the destructive operations executing before the admin-level check in . This makes it possible for authent
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the and functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.51. This is due to the functions only checking for capability without verifying post ownership via , and the destructive operations executing before the admin-level check in . This makes it possible for authent
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-4057
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-4057
30-day exploitation probability 0.4%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-4057
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the and functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.51. This is due to the functions only checking fo
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.