Stored cross-site scripting in Download Manager WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress from codename065 is affected in all versions through 3.3.58. Input in the not_found parameter is not sanitized and its output is not escaped, which is a cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79). An authenticated attacker with Contributor-level access or higher can store scripts that run in a user's browser when that user opens an injected page.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'not_found' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.58 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| codename065 | Download Manager | up to 3.3.58 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Download Manager Vendorcodename065 Affected up to 3.3.58 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:w3eden:download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | codename065 |
- cpe:2.3:a:w3eden:download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·codename065
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Download Manager.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-10 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9696
- 2026-10-10 Alias added: GHSA-5q2v-mjvx-rgcw
- 2026-10-11 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-11 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Other 2
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d57e11e8-de23-469e-9b96-3fc24b03bf98?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=download-manager/tags/3.3.58/src/Package/Shortcodes.php&old=3574454&new_path=download-manager/tags/3.3.59/src/Package/Shortcodes.php&new=3588497
More codename065 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-2026-9696 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-9696 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5q2v-mjvx-rgcw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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