# CVE-2019-15889: The download-manager plugin before 2.9.94 for WordPress has XSS via the category shortcode feature, as demonstrated by the orderby or search

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:C/UI:R
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2019-09-03 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The download-manager plugin before 2.9.94 for WordPress has XSS via the category shortcode feature, as demonstrated by the orderby or search[publish_date] parameter.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/#developers
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9257
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152552/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2019041819
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152511/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.92-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2070388/download-manager
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154356/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47350
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-15889.yaml

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