CVE-2018-5212

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    CVE-2018-5212

    Published: 4 Jan 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The Simple Download Monitor plugin before 3.5.4 for WordPress has XSS via the sdm_upload_thumbnail (aka File Thumbnail) parameter in an edit action to wp-admin/post.php.

    References: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stored-xss-bug-at-the-latest-version-of-simple-download-monitor/, https://github.com/Arsenal21/simple-download-monitor/commit/8ab8b9166bc87feba26a1573cf595af48eff7805, https://github.com/Arsenal21/simple-download-monitor/issues/27, https://github.com/d4wner/Vulnerabilities-Report/blob/master/simple-download-monitor.md

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -8ab8b9166bc87feba26a1573cf595af48eff7805

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High