CVE-2021-23174 (GCVE-0-2021-23174)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-01-28 19:09
Modified
2025-02-20 20:32
Severity ?
3.4 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Summary
Authenticated (admin+) Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in Download Monitor WordPress plugin (versions <= 4.4.6) Vulnerable parameters: &post_title, &downloadable_file_version[0].
References
audit@patchstack.comhttps://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/download-monitor/wordpress-download-monitor-plugin-4-4-6-authenticated-persistent-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/download-monitor/wordpress-download-monitor-plugin-4-4-6-authenticated-persistent-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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