Vulnerability · Published Aug 8, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-16608Download Monitor < 5.2.6 - Unauthenticated Download Log Injection
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Download Monitor from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not perform authorization checks on one of its download-logging AJAX actions, and exposes the nonce protecting it to unauthenticated visitors, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary download log entries and inflate a site's download statistics.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Download Monitor | 0 – before 5.2.6 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f9573555-bd5c-451c-85dd-d964379d12d1/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description