CVE-2021-24693

CriticalCVSS 9.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 3.9.5 does not escape the "File Thumbnail" post meta before outputting it in some pages, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. Given the that XSS is triggered even when the Download is in a review state, contributor could make JavaScript code execute in a context of a reviewer such as admin and make them create a rogue admin account, or install a malicious plugin

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.0/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 8, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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