Download Monitor < 5.2.6 - Unauthenticated Download Log Injection
Priority LOW 24CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not perform authorization checks on one of its download-logging AJAX actions, and exposes the nonce protecting it to unauthenticated visitors, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary download log entries and inflate a site's download statistics.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00304 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Download Monitor (Unknown): 5.2.6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 Monitor | before 5.2.6 | 5.2.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Download Monitor VendorUnknown Affected before 5.2.6 Fixed in 5.2.6 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Download Monitor (Unknown) Fixed in 5.2.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16608
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-25m3-39mc-92qp
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-16608 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-16608 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-25m3-39mc-92qp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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