CVE & CISA-KEV CatalogNVD
CVE-2019-15889
MEDIUMEPSS 96th pctl6.1
CVSS v3
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.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged
Impact
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
12.53%probability of exploitation in 30 days
96thpercentile
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.
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
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