CVE-2024-30501 HIGH

CVE-2024-30501: WordPress Download Monitor theme <= 4.9.4 - Auth. SQL Injection vulnerability

Vendor Wpchill

Product Download Monitor

Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi

Published March 29, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.6/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in WPChill Download Monitor.This issue affects Download Monitor: from n/a through 4.9.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Download Monitor versions up to 4.9.4 contain a SQL injection vulnerability accessible to high-privilege users. An attacker with admin or equivalent access can inject malicious SQL through the plugin's database queries, potentially reading sensitive data from the WordPress database. The vulnerability requires administrative credentials to exploit.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the WordPress database using SQL injection.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

If a compromised admin account exists, attackers can extract sensitive database information including user credentials and private content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-privilege access (admin or equivalent role) to the WordPress site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 29, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30501 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html AskarLabs — CWE-89 write-up SQL Injection

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