CVE-2022-2168: The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.44 does not escape a generated URL before outputting it back in an attribute of the history dashboard, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

medium Affects download-manager (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-07-17; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.44 does not escape a generated URL before outputting it back in an attribute of the history dashboard, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Package: download-manager (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <3.2.44
Fixed in: 3.2.44
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (72.1th percentile)
Published: 2022-07-17
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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