CVE-2024-11740 Scanner.
Download Manager < 3.3.04 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
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What This Check Does.
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It only asks your site for public pages, the way a browser would. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored.
Up to 1 request
A small, fixed number of requests, so the check is quick and will not load your site.
Looks for CVE-2024-11740
It looks for the specific sign of this one vulnerability and ends with a clear answer: vulnerable, not vulnerable, or could not be determined.
About CVE-2024-11740. What It Means.
The The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.03. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
FAQ
Common Questions.
Download Manager < 3.3.04 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution. The The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.03. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
Atlas sends up to 1 read-only request to your site and looks for the specific sign of CVE-2024-11740 in Wpdownloadmanager Download Manager. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored on your site.
CVE-2024-11740 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of writing, but it is still worth fixing. Its CVSS score is 7.3.
Yes. The check only reads public pages, the same way a browser or a search engine would. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
It means no sign of CVE-2024-11740 was found by this read-only check. It does not prove the site is free of other weaknesses.
Update Wpdownloadmanager Download Manager to the latest version from the vendor, or follow the vendor's advice to switch off the affected feature. The vendor links and details are in the CVE-2024-11740 briefing linked on this page.
Scan only sites you own or have written permission to test. A result of Not Vulnerable means this read-only check found no sign of CVE-2024-11740; it is not a guarantee that the site is secure.