CVE-2019-15889

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 v3.0

6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.0

6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0

4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS

11.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile

Nuclei

medium · CWE-79

Published

2019-09-03

Updated

2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (3)

• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152511/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.92-Cross-Site…
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152552/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site…
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9257

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-15889.yaml

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47350

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2019-15873
• CVE-2019-15896
• CVE-2019-15870
• CVE-2019-15910
• CVE-2019-15869
• CVE-2019-15911