CVE-2026-1666
What it is
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'redirect_to' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.46. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the 'redirect_to' GET parameter in the login form shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.1 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.1
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.46/src/User/Login.php#L137
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.46/src/User/views/login-form.php#L142
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3455081%40download-manager%2Ftrunk&old=3440008%40download-manager%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file25
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3cb84ba3-b403-4a9d-b1a7-92aa947310ac?source=cve
- https://www.wpdownloadmanager.com/doc/short-codes/wpdm_login_form-user-login-form-short-code/