CVE-2023-22713: Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress Download Manager Gutenberg Blocks by WordPress Download Manager plugin <= 2.1.8 versions.

medium Affects gutenberg-blocks-for-wordpress-download-manager (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress Download Manager Gutenberg Blocks by WordPress Download Manager plugin <= 2.1.8 versions.

Package
gutenberg-blocks-for-wordpress-download-manager (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.1.9
Fixed in
2.1.9
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (29.9th percentile)
Published
2023-05-03
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordgutenberg-blocks-for-wordpress-download-manager (WordPress plugin) advisories

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