7.5

CVE-2022-2362: unknown download manager Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 22-08-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-2362 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in unknown download manager. EPSS estimates a 1.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 3.2.50.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.19%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 22-08-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.50 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible to bypass IP-based download blocking restrictions.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

67%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 1.16% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.19%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Unknown1 product
W3eden1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • download-manager≤ 3.2.49 (fixed in 3.2.50)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links