CVE-2019-15889 EXPLOIT
6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 11.4% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The download-manager plugin before 2.9.94 for WordPress has XSS via the category shortcode feature, as demonstrated by the orderby or search[publish_date] parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.1 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| EPSS | 11.38% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-09-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| w3eden | download manager |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin Download Manager 2.9.93 - Cross-Site Scripting | 2019-09-04 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154356/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152511/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.92-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152552/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2070388/download-manager
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/#developers
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9257
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2019041819
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154356/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152511/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.92-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152552/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2070388/download-manager
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/#developers
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9257
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2019041819
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