# CVE-2022-25605: Cross-site scripting in WP-DownloadManager (WordPress)

> Authenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via download parameters in the WP-DownloadManager plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pv6r-8pr5-g2fp

## What is CVE-2022-25605?

CVE-2022-25605 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Lester 'GaMerZ' Chan WP-DownloadManager (WordPress), published on 18 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities discovered in WP-DownloadManager WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.68.6). Vvulnerable parameters &download_path, &download_path_url, &download_page_url.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25605?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wp-Downloadmanager Project Wp-Downloadmanager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-25605?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25605 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-25605 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25605 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Lester 'GaMerZ' Chan WP-DownloadManager (WordPress)

- [CVE-2025-4799](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4799/): WP-DownloadManager <= 1.68.10 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Deletion (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2020-24141](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24141/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2025-4798](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4798/): WP-DownloadManager <= 1.68.10 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read (medium 4.9)
- [CVE-2022-25606](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25606/): Cross-site scripting in WP-DownloadManager (WordPress) (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2021-44760](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44760/): WordPress WP-DownloadManager plugin <= 1.68.6 - Auth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-25605 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-25605 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Lester 'GaMerZ' Chan WP-DownloadManager (WordPress), published on 18 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25605 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Lester 'GaMerZ' Chan WP-DownloadManager (WordPress). 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-2022-25605/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25605/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25605
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25605
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-25605

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25605/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.