CVE-2023-2305 json
Download Manager <= 3.2.70 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
published 2023-06-09 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-33811
- cvss
- 6.4
- 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 51%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- w3eden download_manager 3.2.71
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 22 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.2.70/src/User/views/login-form.php#L10 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.2.70/src/User/views/reg-form.php#L11 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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 |
Affected products
- codename065 Download Manager
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2906403%40download-manager&new=2906403%40download-manager&sfp_e
patch, release-notes
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/download-manager/tags/3.2.70/src/User/views/login-form.php#L10
exploit
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/download-manager/tags/3.2.70/src/User/views/reg-form.php#L11
exploit
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a66bc196-e5f8-46b4-a81c-c888eb64021c?source=cve
third-party-advisory
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/download-manager/tags/3.2.70/src/User/views/members.php#L10
release-notes
- wordfence.com /blog/2023/05/w3-eden-addresses-authenticated-stored-xss-vulnerability-in-download-manager-wordpress-plugin/
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-2305
- NVD CVE-2023-2305
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