6.4

CVE-2024-8444: unknown download manager Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.4v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 30-10-2024Last modified 30-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-8444 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in unknown download manager. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 3.3.00.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
0.33%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 30-10-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.3.00 doesn't sanitize some of it's shortcode parameters, leading to cross site scripting.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

25%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.31% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.33%

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≤ 3.2.99 (fixed in 3.3.00)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links