CVE-2024-8703 Z-Downloads < 1.11.6 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS
Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via share URLs in the Z-Downloads WordPress plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8703?
CVE-2024-8703 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Z-Downloads, published on 15 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Z-Downloads WordPress plugin before 1.11.6 does not sanitise and escape some parameters when outputting them in the page, which could allow unauthenticated visitors to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks when accessing share URLs.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8703?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Urbanbase Z-Downloads.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8703?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8703 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-2024-8703 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8703 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Z-Downloads
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j54f-6g32-3jwj.