GHSA-MX7C-775G-F79H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-02 09:31 – Updated: 2026-10-02 09:31The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Display Name in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.70 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires the [wpdm_edit_profile] shortcode to be present on a front-end page accessible to Subscriber-level users, who can then submit a multiply entity-encoded payload via the display name field to bypass sanitization.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-97338"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-79"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-10-02T08:17:05Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Display Name in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.70 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires the [wpdm_edit_profile] shortcode to be present on a front-end page accessible to Subscriber-level users, who can then submit a multiply entity-encoded payload via the display name field to bypass sanitization.",
"id": "GHSA-mx7c-775g-f79h",
"modified": "2026-10-02T09:31:21Z",
"published": "2026-10-02T09:31:21Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97338"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.70/src/Admin/views/stats/history.php#L232"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.70/src/Admin/views/stats/history.php#L979"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.70/src/User/EditProfile.php#L57"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.70/src/__/__.php#L224"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.70/src/__/__.php#L300"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=\u0026old=3715131%40download-manager\u0026new=3715131%40download-manager"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e04b75d4-9bf5-4b26-ac3a-88a10d200c50?source=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
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