What is CVE-2022-2168?

CVE-2022-2168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in W3eden Download Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-2168?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-2168 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in W3eden Download Manager

CVE-2022-2168

The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.44 does not escape a generated URL before outputting it back in an attribute of the history dashboard, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-07-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (70.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.014 · change: +0.001

Affected products

W3eden Download Manager
Download Manager — versions 3.2.44

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/66789b32-049e-4440-8b19-658649851010 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2168?: CVE-2022-2168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in W3eden Download Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-2168?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2168 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.