CVE-2021-24693 is a critical Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin prior to version 3.9.5. It allows authenticated users with Contributor-level privileges to inject malicious scripts into the "File Thumbnail" post meta, which executes when viewed by other users, including administrators. This could lead to unauthorized actions like creating rogue admin accounts or installing malicious plugins. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.0 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion (10 mentions) and exploit code has been published on GitHub. There are no known Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB modules available.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tipsandtricks-hq:simple_download_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.6 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 1.6 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.