WordPress Download Manager <= 3.2.21 - Cross-Site Scripting

6.4
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24969
CVSS 6.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published November 29, 2021
Last Updated January 27, 2023
Researcher Krzysztof Zając - CERT PL

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

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug download-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.2.22, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 3.2.22
Patched Version
  • 3.2.22

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