CVE-2024-8444 Download Manager < 3.3.00 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized shortcode parameters in the Download Manager plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2024-8444?
CVE-2024-8444 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Download Manager, published on 30 Oct 2024. 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 3.3.00 doesn't sanitize some of it's shortcode parameters, leading to cross site scripting.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8444?
It affects 1 product.
Products include W3eden Download Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8444?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8444 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-2024-8444 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8444 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-3hjx-m6qm-hh35.