#VU19744 Cross-site scripting in WordPress Download Manager - CVE-2017-2216

Vulnerability identifier: #VU19744

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2216

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
WordPress Download Manager
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: W3 Eden

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Update to version 2.9.50.

Vulnerable software versions

WordPress Download Manager: 1.1 - 2.9.49

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External links
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN79738260/index.html
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1650075/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.