SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-24773

The WordPress Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.16 does not escape some of the Download settings when outputting them, allowing high privilege users to perform XSS attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 2.86%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.86%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The WordPress Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.16 does not escape some of the Download settings when outputting them, allowing high privilege users to perform XSS attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

CVSS 3.1
4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
2.86% probability · 86th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Affected
w3eden/download manager
Source
contact@wpscan.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.