WordPress WP-DownloadManager plugin <= 1.68.6 - Multiple Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities

published 2022-03-18 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-30265

cvss: 4.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
public exploits: 0; none known

Multiple Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities discovered in WP-DownloadManager WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.68.6). Vvulnerable parameters &download_path, &download_path_url, &download_page_url.

Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2022-25605 updated 2025-11-21

wordpress: vulnerabilities discovered in WP-DownloadManager WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.68.6)

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 20 mo ago (2025-02-20)

Exploit prediction

0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	4.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	3.5	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

Lester 'GaMerZ' Chan WP-DownloadManager (WordPress)

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

wordpress.org /plugins/wp-downloadmanager/#developers
product, release-notes
patchstack.com /database/vulnerability/wp-downloadmanager/wordpress-wp-downloadmanager-plugin-1-68-6-multiple-authenticated-s
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-25605
NVD CVE-2022-25605

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Summary