Vulnerability Description
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'sid' parameter of the 'wpdm_members' shortcode in versions up to and including 3.3.52. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the user-supplied 'sid' shortcode attribute. The sid parameter is extracted without sanitization in the members() function and stored via update_post_meta(), then echoed directly into an HTML id attribute in the members.php template without applying esc_attr(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the injected page.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.51/src/User
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.51/src/User
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/trunk/src/User/User.
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/trunk/src/User/views
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/27fc81b0-c03a-4de7-bc3
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-5357?
CVE-2026-5357 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM). The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'sid' parameter of the 'wpdm_members' shortcode in versions up to and including 3.3.52. This is due to in...
How severe is CVE-2026-5357?
CVE-2026-5357 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-5357?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.