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TI-2021-07068 Aliases CVE-2021-24786GHSA-xgj6-2p43-6fvx

Download Monitor < 4.4.5 - Admin+ SQL Injection

Priority HIGH 73CWE-89Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.4.5 does not properly validate and escape the "orderby" GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement when viewing the logs, leading to an SQL Injection issue

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.17348 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Download Monitor (Unknown): 4.4.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownDownload Monitor4.4.5 to before 4.4.54.4.5Patch availableCNA
  • Download Monitor VendorUnknown Affected 4.4.5 to before 4.4.5 Fixed in 4.4.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpchill:download_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 4.4.5Vulnerablewpchill
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpchill:download_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.4.5 Vulnerable ·wpchill

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Download Monitor (Unknown) Fixed in 4.4.5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24786
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xgj6-2p43-6fvx

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2022-22320 WordPress Download Monitor Plugin <= 4.7.60 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-05950 WordPress Download Monitor plugin <= 4.4.6 - Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2023-16874 WordPress Download Monitor Plugin <= 4.8.3 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2022-04560 Download Monitor <= 4.7.51 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Data Export CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-20225 WordPress Download Monitor theme <= 4.9.4 - Auth. SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2021-11679 WordPress Download Monitor plugin <= 4.4.6 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Download vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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