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GHSA-2523-V9J2-G44C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-01-29 00:00 – Updated: 2023-02-13 06:31

Details

Authenticated (admin+) Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in Download Monitor WordPress plugin (versions <= 4.4.6) Vulnerable parameters: &post_title, &downloadable_file_version[0].

Severity ?

4.8 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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CVE-2021-23174 (GCVE-0-2021-23174)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-01-28 19:09 – Updated: 2025-02-20 20:32

Summary

Severity ?

3.4 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

Patchstack

References

URL

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https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/dow…

vdb-entry

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	WPChill	Download Monitor	Affected: n/a , ≤ 4.4.6 (custom)

Credits

FearZzZz (Patchstack Alliance)

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GHSA-2523-V9J2-G44C

CVE-2021-23174 (GCVE-0-2021-23174)

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