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CVE-2021-24969

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
December 27, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The WordPress Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.22 does not sanitise and escape Template data before outputting it in various pages (such as admin dashboard and frontend). Due to the lack of authorisation and CSRF checks in the wpdm_save_template AJAX action, any authenticated users such as subscriber is able to call it and perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Affected WordPress components

  • Download Manager Plugin · download-manager
    Confirmed match Active
    From 3.2.22 (including) to 3.2.22 (excluding)
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown WordPress Download Manager — From 3.2.22 (including) to 3.2.22 (excluding)
  • w3eden download_manager — Before 3.2.22

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/01144c50-54ca-44d9-9ce8-bf4f659114ee Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record