5.3

CVE-2026-16608: unknown download monitor Missing Authorization

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 08-08-2026Last modified 11-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-16608 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in unknown download monitor. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 5.2.6.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · +0.11 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 08-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not perform authorization checks on one of its download-logging AJAX actions, and exposes the nonce protecting it to unauthenticated visitors, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary download log entries and inflate a site's download statistics.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

22%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.11 pp

From 0.20% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.30%

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
Wordpress1 product
  • download-monitor≤ 5.2.5 (fixed in 5.2.6)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links