CVE-2021-24773

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

Severity Score

4.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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

El plugin Download Manager de WordPress versiones anteriores a 3.2.16 no escapa a algunos de los ajustes de descarga cuando los emite, permitiendo a usuarios con altos privilegios llevar a cabo ataques de tipo XSS incluso cuando la capacidad unfiltered_html no está permitida

*Credits: Huy Nguyen (Inval1d Team)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-01-14 CVE Reserved
2021-09-29 CVE Published
2023-05-25 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aab2ddbb-7675-40fc-90ee-f5bfa8a5b995	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wpdownloadmanager Search vendor "Wpdownloadmanager"		Wordpress Download Manager Search vendor "Wpdownloadmanager" for product "Wordpress Download Manager"				< 3.2.16 Search vendor "Wpdownloadmanager" for product "Wordpress Download Manager" and version " < 3.2.16"		wordpress		Affected