Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-9260. PoCs published by Kacper Szurek.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a privilege escalation vulnerability in WordPress Download Manager 2.7.2, where any registered user can update WordPress options, including setting the default role to 'administrator'.
Description
The basic_settings function in the download manager plugin for WordPress before 2.7.3 allows remote authenticated users to update every WordPress option.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
by Kacper Szurek · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36301
This exploit demonstrates a privilege escalation vulnerability in WordPress Download Manager 2.7.2, where any registered user can update WordPress options, including setting the default role to 'administrator'.
Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
WordPress Download Manager 2.7.2
Auth required
Prerequisites:
Registered user account on the target WordPress site
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026
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References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130690/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.7.2-Privilege-Escalation.html
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.1106
EPSS Percentile
95.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
w3eden/download_manager
< 2.7.3
Published
Aug 07, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026