Vulnerability · Published Aug 1, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2026-16685Download Manager <= 3.3.66 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'icon' Shortcode Attribute

Medium 6.4

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A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Download Manager from codename065. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.4Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'icon' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.66 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. wp_kses_post() does not neutralize the payload because it operates on post content at save time and does not process shortcode attribute values that are emitted unescaped at render time.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
codename065	Download Manager	0 – through 3.3.66

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Affected products (as reported)

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