CVE-2021-36920

WordPress plugin Download Monitor <= 4.4.6 - Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in WordPress plugin Download Monitor (versions <= 4.4.6).

Se ha detectado una vulnerabilidad de tipo Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) reflejado y autenticado en el plugin Download Monitor de WordPress (versiones anteriores a 4.4.6 incluyéndola)

*Credits: Vulnerability discovered by Nguy Minh Tuan (Patchstack Red Team project)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

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

None

User Interaction

Required

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

2021-07-19 CVE Reserved
2021-10-29 CVE Published
2023-08-07 EPSS Updated
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/download-monitor/wordpress-download-monitor-plugin-4-4-6-authenticated-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability	Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-monitor/#developers	Release Notes

URL	Date	SRC

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
Wpchill Search vendor "Wpchill"		Download Monitor Search vendor "Wpchill" for product "Download Monitor"				<= 4.4.6 Search vendor "Wpchill" for product "Download Monitor" and version " <= 4.4.6"		wordpress		Affected