High advisory for AB Download Manager

Advisory overview

AB Download Manager before 1.11.2 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in its unauthenticated browser-integration API that allows remote attackers to write attacker-chosen files to arbitrary paths. A malicious web page can send a text/plain request to /start-headless-download with crafted folder and name values, placing payloads in startup folders for code execution on next login.

Related references

• https://github.com/amir1376/ab-download-manager
• https://github.com/amir1376/ab-download-manager/blob/v1.11.1/desktop/app/src/main/kotlin/com/abdownloadmanager/desktop/integration/IntegrationHandlerImp.kt#L55-L88
• https://github.com/amir1376/ab-download-manager/blob/v1.11.1/integration/server/src/main/kotlin/com/abdownloadmanager/integration/Endpoints.kt#L27-L75
• https://github.com/amir1376/ab-download-manager/commit/34cd27af6a9a6c2046af112bc9bd34828fec0bbc
• https://github.com/amir1376/ab-download-manager/issues/1489
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ab-download-manager-before-1.11.2-arbitrary-file-write-via-start-headless-download-csrf