CVE-2024-8703: z-downloads vulnerability

The Z-Downloads WordPress plugin before 1.11.6 does not sanitise and escape some parameters when outputting them in the page, which could allow unauthenticated visitors to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks when accessing share URLs.
CVE-2024-8703CVSS 6.1CMS

CVE-2024-8703: z-downloads vulnerability

The Z-Downloads WordPress plugin before 1.11.6 does not sanitise and escape some parameters when outputting them in the page, which could allow unauthenticated visitors to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks when accessing share URLs.

CVSS
6.1 MEDIUM
EPSS
19.8%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
z-downloads

What is known

The Z-Downloads WordPress plugin before 1.11.6 does not sanitise and escape some parameters when outputting them in the page, which could allow unauthenticated visitors to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks when accessing share URLs.

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