CVE-2019-15889
The download-manager plugin before 2.9.94 for WordPress has XSS via the category shortcode...
The download-manager plugin before 2.9.94 for WordPress has XSS via the category shortcode feature, as demonstrated by the orderby or search[publish_date] parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
The download-manager plugin before 2.9.94 for WordPress has XSS via the category shortcode feature, as demonstrated by the orderby or search[publish_date] parameter.
- Record
CVE-2019-15889- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:C/UI:R - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-6800
The download-manager plugin before 2.9.94 for WordPress has XSS via the category shortcode feature, as demonstrated by the orderby or search[publish_date] parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2019-6800- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:C/UI:R - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-46vg-392f-j78m
The download-manager plugin before 2.9.94 for WordPress has XSS via the category shortcode...
The download-manager plugin before 2.9.94 for WordPress has XSS via the category shortcode feature, as demonstrated by the orderby or search[publish_date] parameter.
- Record
GHSA-46vg-392f-j78m- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The download-manager plugin before 2.9.94 for WordPress has XSS via the category shortcode feature, as demonstrated by the orderby or search[publish_date] parameter.
- Record
CVE-2019-15889- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Plugin Download Manager 2.9.93 - Cross-Site Scripting | 2019-09-04 |
| Nuclei | WordPress Download Manager <2.9.94 - Cross-Site Scripting |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-15889 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in W3eden Download Manager, published September 3, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.4%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9257
packetstormsecurity.com/files/152552/WordPress-Download-Manager-2.9.93-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2019041819
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2070388/download-manager
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15889
github.com/advisories/GHSA-46vg-392f-j78m