# CVE-2022-2101: Download Manager <= 3.2.46 - Contributor+ Cross-Site Scripting

> Authenticated contributors can inject scripts into Download Manager files, executing them when administrators view the editor.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 18 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gjv4-fmq6-6x2x

## What is CVE-2022-2101?

CVE-2022-2101 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in codename065 Download Manager, published on 18 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `file[files][]` parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.2.46 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor level permissions and above to inject arbitrary web scripts on the file's page that will execute whenever an administrator accesses the editor area for the injected file page.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2101?

It affects 1 product.


Products: W3eden Download Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2101?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2101 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2101 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2101 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in codename065 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-2021-25069](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25069/): WordPress Download Manager < 3.2.34 - Authenticated SQL Injection to Reflected XSS (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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2101 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2101 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in codename065 Download Manager, published on 18 Jul 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-2022-2101 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: codename065 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-2022-2101/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2101/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2101
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2101
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2101

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2101/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.