WordPress Download Manager < 3.2.16 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority LOW 27CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02865 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed WordPress Download Manager (Unknown): 3.2.16
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WordPress Download Manager | 3.2.16 to before 3.2.16 | 3.2.16 | Patch available | CNA |
- WordPress Download Manager VendorUnknown Affected 3.2.16 to before 3.2.16 Fixed in 3.2.16 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:w3eden:download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.2.16 | Vulnerable | codename065 |
- cpe:2.3:a:w3eden:download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.2.16 Vulnerable ·codename065
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WordPress Download Manager (Unknown) Fixed in 3.2.16
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24773
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6645-2q63-p5rq
References
More codename065 Download Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-05891 Download Manager < 3.2.83 - Unauthenticated Protected File Download Password Leak CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-01700 Download Manager Pro < 6.3.0 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-01438 Download Manager < 3.2.71 - Broken Access Controls CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-07827 Download Manager < 3.3.00 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2022-04091 Download Manager < 3.2.62 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-09921 Download Manager < 3.3.03 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-24773 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24773 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6645-2q63-p5rq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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