Simple Download Monitor, CVE-2021-24693
- CVE, Research URL
- Home page URL
- Application
- Published on
- Nov 08, 2021
- Research Description
- The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 3.9.5 does not escape the "File Thumbnail" post meta before outputting it in some pages, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. Given the that XSS is triggered even when the Download is in a review state, contributor could make JavaScript code execute in a context of a reviewer such as admin and make them create a rogue admin account, or install a malicious plugin
- Affected versions
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Min -, max 3.9.11.
- Status
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vulnerable