5.5

CVE-2021-23174: wordpress download-monitor Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 28-01-2022Last modified 28-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-23174 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in wordpress download-monitor. EPSS estimates a 83.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 4.4.7.

Overall risk
39/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
83.85%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-01-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 28-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Authenticated (admin+) Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in Download Monitor WordPress plugin (versions <= 4.4.6) Vulnerable parameters: &post_title, &downloadable_file_version[0].

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

83.85%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

100%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 83.85% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
83.85%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wordpress1 product
  • download-monitor≤ 4.4.6 (fixed in 4.4.7)
Wpchill1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links