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CVE-2019-15889 — The download-manager plugin before 2

The download-manager plugin before 2.9.94 for WordPress has XSS via the category shortcode feature, as demonstrated by the orderby or search[publish_date] parameter.

CVSS
6.1 MEDIUM
EPSS
4.27% (top 11.30%)
CWE
—
Published
2019-09-03T17:07:01.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T01:03:32.214Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:C/UI:R

01What is this vulnerability?

The download-manager plugin before 2.9.94 for WordPress has XSS via the category shortcode feature, as demonstrated by the orderby or search[publish_date] parameter.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / n/an/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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