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CVE-2019-15889

45
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-15889 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WordPress Download Manager plugin versions prior to 2.9.94. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts via the category shortcode feature, specifically through parameters like 'orderby' or 'search[publish_date]'. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), it requires user interaction (UI:R) but can lead to information disclosure (C:L) and integrity compromise (I:L) on the affected website. While not listed in CISA KEV, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB and Nuclei templates, indicating a potential for exploitation despite limited community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.9.94CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:w3eden:download_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
12.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2019-15889 · Jul 11, 2021
ExploitDB: EDB-47350 · Sep 4, 2019
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1253 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 26,220 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/154356/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
packetstormsecurity.com / files/152511/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.92-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com / files/152552/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
plugins.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/2070388/download-manager
PatchThird Party Advisory
wordpress.org / plugins/download-manager
ProductThird Party Advisory
wpvulndb.com / vulnerabilities/9257
ExploitThird Party Advisory
cybersecurity-help.cz / vdb/SB2019041819
Third Party Advisory