CVE-2021-25069: WordPress Download Manager < 3.2.34 - Authenticated SQL Injection to Reflected XSS

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-02-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.34 does not sanitise and escape the package_ids parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection, which can also be exploited to cause a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Affected products

codename065 Download Manager: before 3.2.34 — fixed in 3.2.34

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: codename065 Download Manager 3.2.34. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2656086
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4ff5e638-1b89-41df-b65a-f821de8934e8
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2656086
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4ff5e638-1b89-41df-b65a-f821de8934e8

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