What is CVE-2024-8444?

CVE-2024-8444 is a medium-severity vulnerability in W3eden Download Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-10-30.

How severe is CVE-2024-8444?

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

Is CVE-2024-8444 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-2024-8444

The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.3.00 doesn't sanitize some of it's shortcode parameters, leading to cross site scripting.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2024-10-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 21.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

W3eden Download Manager
Download Manager — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/bf2f5aa8-a161-43ff-a6ee-8603aaba8012/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8444?: CVE-2024-8444 is a medium-severity vulnerability in W3eden Download Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-10-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-8444?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8444 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.