CVE-2026-86609
The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 7.5.6 does not sanitise and escape data submitted…
- Risk score
- 62/100
- CVSS
- 8.8 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.3%
- Published
- 27 Sep 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 7.5.6 does not sanitise and escape data submitted through its email-locked download subscription form before outputting it back in an admin page, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against administrators. This affects …
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 7.5.6 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Amber
- CVSS 8.8 high
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
Original description
The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 7.5.6 does not sanitise and escape data submitted through its email-locked download subscription form before outputting it back in an admin page, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against administrators. This affects the commercial Pro edition only; the free Download Manager WordPress plugin before 7.5.6 published under the same slug does not ship the affected feature.
Last activity 27 Sep 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.