6.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-5266
WordPress Download Manager Pro Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 12, 2024, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 9:47 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

3.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-5266 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 download_manager
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-5266.

URL Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3096450/#file24 Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L255 Release Notes
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L315 Release Notes
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L337 Release Notes
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L63 Release Notes
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/views/link-templates/link-template-bsthumnail.php?rev=2558306#L5 Release Notes
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/User/Dashboard.php?rev=2799791#L32 Release Notes
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/User/Dashboard.php?rev=2799791#L71 Release Notes
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/User/views/dashboard/profile.php?rev=2558306#L79 Release Notes
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/wpdm-functions.php?rev=3052986#L216 Release Notes
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/wpdm-functions.php?rev=3052986#L261 Release Notes
https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/ Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e363a62-8d31-4140-878b-5034d6c7b6a1?source=cve Third Party Advisory
https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_package-single-package-embed-short-code/ Product
https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_packages-wp_query-in-a-shortcode-for-download-manager-packages/ Product
https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_search_result-shows-search-form/ Product
https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_tag-query-all-downloads-from-specified-tags/ Product
https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_user_dashboard-user-dashboard-short-code/ Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3096450/#file24 Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L255 Release Notes
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L315 Release Notes
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L337 Release Notes
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L63 Release Notes
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/views/link-templates/link-template-bsthumnail.php?rev=2558306#L5 Release Notes
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/User/Dashboard.php?rev=2799791#L32 Release Notes
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/User/Dashboard.php?rev=2799791#L71 Release Notes
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/User/views/dashboard/profile.php?rev=2558306#L79 Release Notes
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/wpdm-functions.php?rev=3052986#L216 Release Notes
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/wpdm-functions.php?rev=3052986#L261 Release Notes
https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/ Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e363a62-8d31-4140-878b-5034d6c7b6a1?source=cve Third Party Advisory
https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_package-single-package-embed-short-code/ Product
https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_packages-wp_query-in-a-shortcode-for-download-manager-packages/ Product
https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_search_result-shows-search-form/ Product
https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_tag-query-all-downloads-from-specified-tags/ Product
https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_user_dashboard-user-dashboard-short-code/ Product

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3096450/#file24
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L255
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L315
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L337
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L63
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/views/link-templates/link-template-bsthumnail.php?rev=2558306#L5
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/User/Dashboard.php?rev=2799791#L32
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/User/Dashboard.php?rev=2799791#L71
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/User/views/dashboard/profile.php?rev=2558306#L79
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/wpdm-functions.php?rev=3052986#L216
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/wpdm-functions.php?rev=3052986#L261
    Added Reference https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e363a62-8d31-4140-878b-5034d6c7b6a1?source=cve
    Added Reference https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_package-single-package-embed-short-code/
    Added Reference https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_packages-wp_query-in-a-shortcode-for-download-manager-packages/
    Added Reference https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_search_result-shows-search-form/
    Added Reference https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_tag-query-all-downloads-from-specified-tags/
    Added Reference https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_user_dashboard-user-dashboard-short-code/
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3096450/#file24 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3096450/#file24 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L255 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L255 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L315 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L315 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L337 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L337 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L63 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L63 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/views/link-templates/link-template-bsthumnail.php?rev=2558306#L5 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/views/link-templates/link-template-bsthumnail.php?rev=2558306#L5 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/User/Dashboard.php?rev=2799791#L32 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/User/Dashboard.php?rev=2799791#L32 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/User/Dashboard.php?rev=2799791#L71 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/User/Dashboard.php?rev=2799791#L71 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/User/views/dashboard/profile.php?rev=2558306#L79 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/User/views/dashboard/profile.php?rev=2558306#L79 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/wpdm-functions.php?rev=3052986#L216 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/wpdm-functions.php?rev=3052986#L216 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/wpdm-functions.php?rev=3052986#L261 No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/wpdm-functions.php?rev=3052986#L261 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/ Product
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e363a62-8d31-4140-878b-5034d6c7b6a1?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e363a62-8d31-4140-878b-5034d6c7b6a1?source=cve Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_package-single-package-embed-short-code/ No Types Assigned https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_package-single-package-embed-short-code/ Product
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_packages-wp_query-in-a-shortcode-for-download-manager-packages/ No Types Assigned https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_packages-wp_query-in-a-shortcode-for-download-manager-packages/ Product
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_search_result-shows-search-form/ No Types Assigned https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_search_result-shows-search-form/ Product
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_tag-query-all-downloads-from-specified-tags/ No Types Assigned https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_tag-query-all-downloads-from-specified-tags/ Product
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_user_dashboard-user-dashboard-short-code/ No Types Assigned https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_user_dashboard-user-dashboard-short-code/ Product
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wpdownloadmanager:download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.2.94
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e363a62-8d31-4140-878b-5034d6c7b6a1?source=cve [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/wpdm-functions.php?rev=3052986#L216 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/wpdm-functions.php?rev=3052986#L261 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/User/views/dashboard/profile.php?rev=2558306#L79 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/User/Dashboard.php?rev=2799791#L32 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/User/Dashboard.php?rev=2799791#L71 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/views/link-templates/link-template-bsthumnail.php?rev=2558306#L5 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L63 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L255 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L337 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/download-manager/trunk/src/Package/Shortcodes.php?rev=3052986#L315 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_user_dashboard-user-dashboard-short-code/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_package-single-package-embed-short-code/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_packages-wp_query-in-a-shortcode-for-download-manager-packages/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_search_result-shows-search-form/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_tag-query-all-downloads-from-specified-tags/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3096450/#file24 [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-5266 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-5266 weaknesses.

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability