CVE-2023-2305

Download Manager <= 3.2.70 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'wpdm_members', 'wpdm_login_form', 'wpdm_reg_form' shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 3.2.70 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

W3 Eden Download Manager versions 3.2.70 and below suffer from a persistent cross site scripting vulnerability via ShortCode.

*Credits: Lana Codes

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

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-04-26 CVE Reserved
2023-05-12 CVE Published
2023-05-22 First Exploit
2024-12-20 CVE Updated
2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.2.70/src/User/views/members.php#L10	Release Notes
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a66bc196-e5f8-46b4-a81c-c888eb64021c?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/172477	2023-05-22
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.2.70/src/User/views/login-form.php#L10	2024-12-20
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.2.70/src/User/views/reg-form.php#L11	2024-12-20

URL	Date	SRC
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2906403%40download-manager&new=2906403%40download-manager&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=	2023-11-07

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"				< 3.2.71 Search vendor "Wpdownloadmanager" for product "Wordpress Download Manager" and version " < 3.2.71"		wordpress		Affected