CVE-2026-16608

Download Monitor < 5.2.6 - Unauthenticated Download Log Injection

The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not perform authorization checks on one of its download-logging AJAX actions, and exposes the nonce protecting it to unauthenticated visitors, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary download log entries and inflate a site's download statistics.

Affected

Download Monitor

CVSS v3.1 CNA

5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 22nd percentile

Published

2026-08-08

Updated

2026-08-11

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f9573555-bd5c-451c-85dd-d964379d12d1/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry