CVE-2018-5213 describes a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Simple Download Monitor plugin for WordPress, affecting versions prior to 3.5.4. An authenticated attacker with sufficient privileges (e.g., editor) could inject malicious scripts via the sdm_upload parameter during an edit action. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and the potential for limited impact on confidentiality and integrity, requiring user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or Nuclei, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:simple_download_monitor_project:simple_download_monitor:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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