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CVE-2019-15889

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 11.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-09-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

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.

Affected products

• codename065 Download Manager: before 2.9.94 — fixed in 2.9.94

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: codename065 Download Manager 2.9.94. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154356/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152511/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.92-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152552/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2070388/download-manager
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/#developers
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9257
• https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2019041819
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154356/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152511/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.92-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152552/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2070388/download-manager
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/#developers

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