Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Download Monitor plugin before 3.3.5.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dlsearch parameter to the default URI.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- WordPress Plugin Download Monitor - 'dlsearch' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-37787 · webapps · Aug 30, 2012 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- WordPress Plugin Download Monitor < 3.3.5.9 - Cross-Site Scripting http/cves/2012/CVE-2012-4768.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- 50511 third-party-advisory
- 20120909 Wordpress Download Monitor - Download Page Cross-Site Scripting mailing-list
- http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/wordpress-download-monitor-xss.html
- 85319 vdb-entry
- downloadmonitor-index-xss(78422) vdb-entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116408/wpdownloadmonitor3357-xss.txt