CVE-2024-11740 is an arbitrary shortcode execution vulnerability affecting all versions of the WordPress Download Manager plugin up to and including 3.3.03. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes due to improper validation of user-supplied input before running the do_shortcode function. With a CVSS score of 7.3 (High), it presents a significant risk with low attack complexity and no required privileges, potentially leading to limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While no active exploitation or KEV listing has been observed, Nuclei templates exist for detection, and there is currently minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.3.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:w3eden:download_manager:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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.