What is CVE-2022-45836?

CVE-2022-45836 is a medium-severity vulnerability in W3eden Download Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-45836?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-45836 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-2022-45836

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in W3 Eden, Inc. Download Manager plugin <= 3.2.59 versions.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-04-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/download-manager/wordpress-download-manag… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45836?: CVE-2022-45836 is a medium-severity vulnerability in W3eden Download Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-45836?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-45836 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.