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.
History

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
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-10-24T06:00:18.793Z

Updated: 2026-10-24T06:00:18.793Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-112207

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-112207

cve-icon Redhat

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