The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 7.5.6 does not sanitise and escape data submitted through its email-locked download subscription form before outputting it back in an admin page, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against administrators. This affects the commercial Pro edition only; the free Download Manager WordPress plugin before 7.5.6 published under the same slug does not ship the affected feature.
PUBLISHED5.2
Download Manager Pro < 7.5.6 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Email Lock Subscription
Problem type
- CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Affected products
Unknown
Download Manager
< 7.5.6 - AFFECTED
References
GitHub Security Advisories
GHSA-rr6w-vhh4-c36m
The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 7.5.6 does not sanitise and escape data submitted...
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rr6w-vhh4-c36mThe Download Manager WordPress plugin before 7.5.6 does not sanitise and escape data submitted through its email-locked download subscription form before outputting it back in an admin page, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against administrators. This affects the commercial Pro edition only; the free Download Manager WordPress plugin before 7.5.6 published under the same slug does not ship the affected feature.
JSON source
https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-86609Click to expand
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"dateUpdated": "2026-09-27T06:00:19.713Z",
"dateReserved": "2026-09-08T08:47:55.555Z",
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