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CVE-2026-16608: Download Monitor < 5.2.6 - Unauthenticated Download Log Injection
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-08-08 · updated 2026-08-26
- Weakness: CWE-862
Description
The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not perform authorization checks on one of its download-logging AJAX actions, and exposes the nonce protecting it to unauthenticated visitors, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary download log entries and inflate a site's download statistics.
Affected products
- wpchill Download Monitor: before 5.2.6 — fixed in 5.2.6
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: wpchill Download Monitor 5.2.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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