---
id: CVE-2026-112207
title: Download Monitor < 5.3.4 - Reflected XSS via Cross-Origin Download Link
summary: >-
  The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 5.3.4 does not properly validate
  that a clicked link belongs to the site before fetching it client-side and
  rendering part of the response in the page, which allows unauthenticated
  attackers t…
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cvssSource: adp
cwe:
  - CWE-79
product: Download Monitor
affected:
  - download_monitor < 5.3.4
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-24T14:33:45.306676Z'
published: '2026-10-24'
updated: '2026-10-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-24T14:36:54.522Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-112207'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/03d5e83b-3119-4862-b1be-8c6fe53f9963/'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00213
epssPercentile: 0.11509
ingestedAt: '2026-10-24T06:53:46.603Z'
---

## Overview

The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 5.3.4 does not properly validate that a clicked link belongs to the site before fetching it client-side and rendering part of the response in the page, which allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browser of any user who is tricked into clicking a crafted link.

## Affected

- `download_monitor < 5.3.4`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.