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Because wp_kses_post filters post content on save for users without unfiltered_html, only kses-allowed tag and attribute payloads that survive save-time filtering will reach the unescaped sink; however, the sink itself remains unsafe and such payloads can still execute in the browser when a user renders the shortcode.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.00349,"percentile":0.28938,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"published":"2026-07-09T06:52:45Z","modified":"2026-07-09T18:16:50Z","products":[{"vendor":"codename065","product":"download manager"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/74cd34be-008c-4ff3-ae3c-417cfd2fee9b?source=cve"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.61/src/User/views/reg-form.php#L69"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.61/src/User/views/reg-form.php#L78"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.61/src/User/Register.php#L123"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.61/src/User/Register.php#L32"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=\u0026old=3594267%40download-manager\u0026new=3594267%40download-manager"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14343"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v367-5mw9-22gq"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-14343","title":"Download Manager \u003c= 3.3.61 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'note_before' and 'note_after' Shortcode Attributes","description":"The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'note_before' and 'note_after' Shortcode Attributes in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.61 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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Because wp_kses_post filters post content on save for users without unfiltered_html, only kses-allowed tag and attribute payloads that survive save-time filtering will reach the unescaped sink; however, the sink itself remains unsafe and such payloads can still execute in the browser when a user renders the shortcode.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-09T06:52:45.773Z","modified":"2026-07-09T17:31:10.016Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:38:32.13011Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-42522","description":"The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'note_before' and 'note_after' Shortcode Attributes in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.61 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Because wp_kses_post filters post content on save for users without unfiltered_html, only kses-allowed tag and attribute payloads that survive save-time filtering will reach the unescaped sink; however, the sink itself remains unsafe and such payloads can still execute in the browser when a user renders the shortcode.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-09T06:52:45Z","modified":"2026-07-09T17:31:10Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:20:03.742277Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-v367-5mw9-22gq","title":"The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via ...","description":"The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'note_before' and 'note_after' Shortcode Attributes in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.61 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Because wp_kses_post filters post content on save for users without unfiltered_html, only kses-allowed tag and attribute payloads that survive save-time filtering will reach the unescaped sink; however, the sink itself remains unsafe and such payloads can still execute in the browser when a user renders the shortcode.","status":"published","published":"2026-07-09T09:30:28Z","modified":"2026-07-09T09:30:40Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:09:20.981798Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-14343","description":"The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'note_before' and 'note_after' Shortcode Attributes in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.61 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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