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CVE-2024-8703: The Z-Downloads WordPress plugin before 1.11.6 does not sanitise and escape some parameters when outputting them in the page, which could allow unauthenticated visitors to perform Cross-Site Scripting

medium Affects z-downloads (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Z-Downloads WordPress plugin before 1.11.6 does not sanitise and escape some parameters when outputting them in the page, which could allow unauthenticated visitors to perform Cross-Site Scripting

Package
z-downloads (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.1.16
Fixed in
1.1.16
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (27.1th percentile)
Published
2025-05-15
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordz-downloads (WordPress plugin) advisories

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