PT-2022-15032 · WordPress · Download Manager

Jrxnm + 1 · Published 2022-07-17 · Updated 2025-04-07 · CVE-2022-2168

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Download Manager WordPress plugin versions prior to 3.2.44

Description The issue is related to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting. It occurs because a generated URL is not properly escaped before being outputted back in an attribute of the history dashboard. This allows for malicious scripts to be injected.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.2.44, update to version 3.2.44 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the history dashboard to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-2168

Affected Products

Download Manager

References · 6

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/66789b32-049e-4440-8b19-658649851010 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2168 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2168 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/33275 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/46384 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/pdnuclei_bot/status/1909199487345586475 · Twitter Post