CVE-2024-5266 Download Manager <= 3.2.92 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple Shortcodes
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via shortcodes in the Download Manager plugin, leading to code execution when pages are viewed.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-5266?
CVE-2024-5266 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in codename065 Download Manager, published on 12 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Download Manager Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wpdm_user_dashboard, wpdm_package, wpdm_packages, wpdm_search_result, and wpdm_tag shortcodes in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.92 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5266?
It affects 1 product.
Products include W3eden Download Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5266?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5266 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-2024-5266 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5266 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in codename065 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-723x-qp2v-v2fc.