CVE-2024-10706 Download Manager < 3.3.03 - Admin+ Stored XSS

What is CVE-2024-10706?

CVE-2024-10706 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Download Manager, published on 20 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.3.03 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10706?

It affects 1 product.

Products include W3eden Download Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2024-10706?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10706 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-2024-10706 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-10706 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in Unknown 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-hhqj-wp3p-mcgx.