CVE-2022-4476 Download Manager < 3.2.62 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes, leading to stored XSS attacks against logged-in administrators.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-4476?
CVE-2022-4476 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Download Manager, published on 16 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.62 does not validate and escapes some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as a contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against logged-in admins.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4476?
It affects 1 product.
Products include W3eden Download Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4476?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4476 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-2022-4476 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4476 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Download Manager
- CVE-2022-2436 Download Manager <= 3.2.49 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHAR Deserialization
- CVE-2021-25069 WordPress Download Manager < 3.2.34 - Authenticated SQL Injection to Reflected XSS
- CVE-2014-9260 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2022-2431 Download Manager <= 3.2.50 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Deletion
- CVE-2024-2098 Download Manager <= 3.2.89 - Improper Authorization via protectMediaLibrary
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x554-cpg3-r3hr.