Cross-site scripting in WP File Download WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The WP File Download plugin for WordPress through 6.3.6 has a cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) in which web page output does not neutralize user-supplied input. An unauthenticated remote attacker can make a victim's browser run injected script, but this requires the victim to interact with a crafted page.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WP File Download <= 6.3.6 versions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JoomUnited | WP File Download | up to 6.3.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP File Download VendorJoomUnited Affected up to 6.3.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for WP File Download.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-39799
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-83j5-pr4h-q6hw
More JoomUnited vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01305 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.5 - Author+ PHAR Deserialization CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-00830 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.3 - Subscriber+ SQLi CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-04513 WP File Download < 6.2.6 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2023-00831 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.3 - Subscriber+ Improper Authorization causing Arbitrary Redirect CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-17009 WordPress WP Media folder Plugin <= 5.7.2 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-08493 WordPress WP Media folder Addon plugin <= 4.0.1 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-39799 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-39799 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-83j5-pr4h-q6hw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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