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CVE-2021-24773

WordPress Download Manager < 3.2.16 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 1, 2021 at 08:46 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:40 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDownload Manager

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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

The WordPress Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.16 does not escape some of the Download settings when outputting them, allowing high privilege users to perform XSS attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Download Manager· W3EDENwordpress-plugin
95%
v < 3.2.16
Affected range stops below 3.2.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aab2ddbb-7675-40fc-90ee-f5bfa8a5b995

CVSS

4.8MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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