# CVE-2021-25069: WordPress Download Manager < 3.2.34 - Authenticated SQL Injection to Reflected XSS

> Authenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Download Manager plugin to read data or execute scripts via reflected XSS.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xpm5-2pgw-v7g9

## What is CVE-2021-25069?

CVE-2021-25069 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Download Manager, published on 21 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.34 does not sanitise and escape the package_ids parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection, which can also be exploited to cause a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25069?

It affects 1 product.


Products: W3eden Download Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-25069?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25069 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-25069 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25069 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Download Manager

- [CVE-2022-2436](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2436/): Download Manager <= 3.2.49 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHAR Deserialization (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2014-9260](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9260/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-2431](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2431/): Download Manager <= 3.2.50 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Deletion (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-2098](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2098/): Download Manager <= 3.2.89 - Improper Authorization via protectMediaLibrary (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-6421](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6421/): Download Manager < 3.2.83 - Unauthenticated Protected File Download Password Leak (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-25069 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-25069 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Download Manager, published on 21 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25069 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Download Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25069/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25069/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25069
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25069
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25069

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25069/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.