WordPress Download Manager < 3.3.66 - Author+ Stored XSS via Package Title
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.3.66 does not properly escape a package's title before outputting it in the front-end package templates, allowing users with the Author role or above to store a title that results in arbitrary JavaScript execution in the browser of any user, including unauthenticated visitors, who views a page displaying the package.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00271 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Download Manager (Unknown): 3.3.66
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Download Manager | before 3.3.66 | 3.3.66 | Patch available | CNA |
- Download Manager VendorUnknown Affected before 3.3.66 Fixed in 3.3.66 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Download Manager (Unknown) Fixed in 3.3.66
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14292
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j3p8-jcxf-rxwr
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-14292 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-14292 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j3p8-jcxf-rxwr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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