6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2019-15889
WordPress Download-Manager XSS Vulnerability
Description

The download-manager plugin before 2.9.94 for WordPress has XSS via the category shortcode feature, as demonstrated by the orderby or search[publish_date] parameter.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 3, 2019, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 4, 2019, 4:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-15889 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-15889 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wpdownloadmanager wordpress_download_manager
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

CSS HTML JavaScript

Updated: 9 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2024, 2:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.

essential templates for kenzer [DEPRECATED]

kenzer vulnerabilities kenzer-templates arpsyndicate

Python Shell Ruby

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
106 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : Sept. 18, 2020, 9:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 1653 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-15889 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-15889 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 MITRE AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154356/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site-Scripting.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152511/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.92-Cross-Site-Scripting.html No Types Assigned https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152511/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.92-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152552/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site-Scripting.html No Types Assigned https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152552/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2070388/download-manager No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2070388/download-manager Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/#developers No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/#developers Product, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9257 No Types Assigned https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9257 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2019041819 No Types Assigned https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2019041819 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wpdownloadmanager:wordpress_download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.9.94
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.85 }} -0.01%

score

0.90891

percentile

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