CVE-2022-1985 Download Manager <= 3.2.42 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

What is CVE-2022-1985?

CVE-2022-1985 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in codename065 Download Manager, published on 13 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Download Manager Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to reflected Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including 3.2.42. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the 'frameid' parameter found in the ~/src/Package/views/shortcode-iframe.php file.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1985?

It affects 1 product.

Products include W3eden Download Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1985?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1985 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-2022-1985 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1985 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in codename065 Download Manager

• CVE-2022-2436 Download Manager <= 3.2.49 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHAR Deserialization High 8.8
• CVE-2021-25069 WordPress Download Manager < 3.2.34 - Authenticated SQL Injection to Reflected XSS High 8.8
• CVE-2014-9260 Missing authorization in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2022-2431 Download Manager <= 3.2.50 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Deletion High 8.1
• CVE-2024-2098 Download Manager <= 3.2.89 - Improper Authorization via protectMediaLibrary High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-w8hq-x2cx-c5vh.