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WordPress Plugin: simple-download-monitor: CVE-2021-24697: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Published

Oct 5, 2021

Added

May 15, 2025

Modified

Apr 30, 2026

Description

The Simple Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 3.9.5 does not escape the 1) sdm_active_tab GET parameter and 2) sdm_stats_start_date/sdm_stats_end_date POST parameters before outputting them back in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues

Solution

simple-download-monitor-plugin-cve-2021-24697

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24697
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d91a2713-238b-4c56-bff8-9129d77f4d77?source=api-prod
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11609
CVE-2021-24697
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24697
CWE-79
EUVD-EUVD-2021-11609

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