CVE-2026-100182 (GCVE-0-2026-100182)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-02 07:39 – Updated: 2026-10-02 18:02
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Download Monitor <= 5.2.10 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Cross-Origin postMessage to Admin Editor
Summary
The Download Monitor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Cross-Origin postMessage to Admin Editor in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.10 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires the attacker to trick an authenticated Administrator into visiting an attacker-controlled page that targets an open Download edit screen, after which the payload is persisted unfiltered via the Administrator's unfiltered_html capability and later emitted verbatim to the frontend by the [download_data] shortcode's unescaped post_content render path.
Severity
7.2 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-02 18:01 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
6 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wpchill | Download Monitor |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 5.2.10
(semver)
|
guessed |
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