Description
The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 5.3.4 does not properly validate that a clicked link belongs to the site before fetching it client-side and rendering part of the response in the page, which allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browser of any user who is tricked into clicking a crafted link.
Published: 2026-10-24
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions download Monitor
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions download Monitor

Sat, 24 Oct 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79

Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 5.3.4 does not properly validate that a clicked link belongs to the site before fetching it client-side and rendering part of the response in the page, which allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browser of any user who is tricked into clicking a crafted link.
Title Download Monitor < 5.3.4 - Reflected XSS via Cross-Origin Download Link
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Wordpress-extensions Download Monitor
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-24T14:36:54.522Z

Reserved: 2026-10-19T10:14:48.795Z

Link: CVE-2026-112207

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-24T14:33:24.363Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-24T06:16:36.143

Modified: 2026-10-24T15:16:56.453

Link: CVE-2026-112207

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-24T08:15:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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