What is CVE-2021-24969?

CVE-2021-24969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in W3eden Download Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-12-27.

How severe is CVE-2021-24969?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24969 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in W3eden Download Manager

CVE-2021-24969

The WordPress Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.22 does not sanitise and escape Template data before outputting it in various pages (such as admin dashboard and frontend). Due to the lack of authorisation and CSRF checks in the wpdm_save_template AJAX action, any authenticated users such as subscriber is able to call it and perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (45.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

W3eden Download_manager
Unknown Wordpress Download Manager — versions 3.2.22

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24969?: CVE-2021-24969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in W3eden Download Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-24969?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24969 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.