Description
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.
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 Manager 2.9.93 - Cross-Site Scripting EDB-47350 · webapps · Sep 4, 2019
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 Download Manager <2.9.94 - Cross-Site Scripting http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-15889.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/#developers
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9257
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152552/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2019041819
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152511/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.92-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2070388/download-manager
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154356/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site-Scripting.html