CVE-2022-4476

The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.62 does not validate and escapes some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as a contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against logged-in admins.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/856cac0f-2526-4978-acad-d6d82a0bec45	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/856cac0f-2526-4978-acad-d6d82a0bec45	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:w3eden:download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Mar 2025, 16:07

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:wpdownloadmanager:wordpress_download_manager::::::wordpress::*	cpe:2.3:a:w3eden:download_manager::::::wordpress::*
First Time		W3eden download Manager W3eden

21 Nov 2024, 07:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/856cac0f-2526-4978-acad-d6d82a0bec45 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/856cac0f-2526-4978-acad-d6d82a0bec45 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

07 Nov 2023, 03:57

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-79~~

Information

Published : 2023-01-16 16:15

Updated : 2025-04-04 18:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-4476

Mitre link : CVE-2022-4476

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-4476

JSON object : View

Products Affected

w3eden

download_manager

CWE

No CWE.

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