CVE-2026-16685
MediumCVSS 6.4Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk15th percentile - higher than 15% of all known CVEs
Summary
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress up to version 3.3.66 contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the 'icon' shortcode attribute. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Risk Assessment
Attackers can inject malicious scripts that execute on page access, potentially leading to session theft, redirects, or other user-targeted attacks.
Recommendation
Update the Download Manager plugin to the latest version and avoid using shortcodes with user-supplied attributes.
Other vulnerabilities in Download Manager
See all- CVE-2026-14292Medium
The Download Manager WordPress plugin before version 3.3.66 does not properly escape a package's title before outputting it in front-end templates. Users with the Author role or higher can store a title that results in arbitrary JavaScript execution in the browser of any user, including unauthenticated visitors, who views a page displaying the package.
- CVE-2026-14343Medium
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress up to version 3.3.61 inclusive is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'note_before' and 'note_after' shortcode attributes due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping.
- CVE-2026-13733Medium
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'no_data_msg' shortcode attribute in all versions up to and including 3.3.60 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a user visits an injected page.
- CVE-2026-5357Medium
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress up to version 3.3.52 is vulnerable to Stored XSS via the 'sid' attribute of the 'wpdm_members' shortcode. Insufficient input sanitization and output escaping allow attackers with contributor-level access to inject arbitrary scripts.
- CVE-2026-39676Medium
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress has a missing authorization vulnerability, allowing exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels. This issue affects versions up to and including 3.3.52.
- CVE-2026-39615Medium
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored XSS. An attacker can inject a malicious script that executes in other users' browsers.
Original NVD description (English source)
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'icon' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.66 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. wp_kses_post() does not neutralize the payload because it operates on post content at save time and does not process shortcode attribute values that are emitted unescaped at render time.