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.
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Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-117

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Download Monitor
Download Monitor download Monitor
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Download Monitor
Download Monitor download Monitor
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-117
CWE-862

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Download Monitor < 5.2.6 - Unauthenticated Download Log Injection
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-11T19:37:56.224Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T14:31:56.823Z

Link: CVE-2026-16608

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T19:37:48.604Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-08T07:17:11.120

Modified: 2026-08-11T20:17:30.680

Link: CVE-2026-16608

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T11:45:03Z

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