CVE-2021-24773 WordPress Download Manager < 3.2.16 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via Download settings, potentially leading to session hijacking or site compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24773?
CVE-2021-24773 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WordPress Download Manager, published on 1 Nov 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WordPress Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.16 does not escape some of the Download settings when outputting them, allowing high privilege users to perform XSS attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24773?
It affects 1 product.
Products include W3eden Download Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24773?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24773 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2021-24773 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24773 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WordPress Download Manager
- CVE-2022-2436 Download Manager <= 3.2.49 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHAR Deserialization
- CVE-2021-25069 WordPress Download Manager < 3.2.34 - Authenticated SQL Injection to Reflected XSS
- CVE-2014-9260 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2022-2431 Download Manager <= 3.2.50 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Deletion
- CVE-2024-2098 Download Manager <= 3.2.89 - Improper Authorization via protectMediaLibrary
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6645-2q63-p5rq.