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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-2571 affects the WordPress Download Manager plugin through version 3.3.49. A logged-in low-privilege user, such as a Subscriber, could view other users’ email addresses, display names, and registration dates. This is a privacy and reconnaissance issue, not a full site takeover based on the provided sources.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority privacy exposure. Prioritize sites with customer accounts, public registration, or compliance sensitivity around user email addresses. It is less urgent than remote code execution, but should not be ignored.
Technical view
The plugin lacks an authorization capability check in the reviewUserStatus function. Authenticated Subscriber-level users can access user data through the affected user parameter. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.3, reflecting network access, low complexity, required low privileges, no user interaction, and limited confidentiality impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Download Manager versions up to and including 3.3.49, especially sites allowing public registration or many Subscriber-level accounts.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. Exploitation requires an authenticated account, so risk rises where anonymous visitors can self-register or where many low-trust users have accounts.
Researcher notes
Sources identify the vulnerable function, related code locations, and WordPress Trac changeset 3462539. The bundle does not clearly name a fixed plugin version, so verify release notes or vendor guidance before asserting remediation.
Mitigation direction
- Identify WordPress sites running Download Manager and record installed versions.
- Monitor vendor, WordPress plugin repository, and Wordfence guidance for the fixed release.
- Upgrade the plugin when a release addressing CVE-2026-2571 is available.
- Restrict or review untrusted Subscriber-level accounts until remediation is confirmed.
Validation and detection
- Check plugin inventory for Download Manager versions up to and including 3.3.49.
- Review whether public registration or broad Subscriber access is enabled.
- Confirm remediation against vendor guidance before closing the finding.
- Review logs for unusual authenticated access to user-status functionality, where available.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d3efaa0d-8af6-4cdf-9225-8bbcfdbb73d3?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/trunk/src/User/UserController.php#L47CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/trunk/src/User/views/review-user-status.php#L34CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3462539/CVE reference
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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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