# CVE-2022-2168: Download Manager < 3.2.44 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users via reflected XSS in the Download Manager plugin's history dashboard.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hc2p-hmwv-mfq8

## What is CVE-2022-2168?

CVE-2022-2168 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Download Manager, published on 17 Jul 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 WordPress plugin before 3.2.44 does not escape a generated URL before outputting it back in an attribute of the history dashboard, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2168?

It affects 1 product.


Products: W3eden Download Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2168?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2168 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2168 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2168 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Download Manager < 3.2.44 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-2168.yaml

## 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-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-2022-2168 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2168 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Download Manager, published on 17 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2168 exists.

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-2022-2168/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2168/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2168
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2168
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2168

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2168/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.