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WPDM Premium Packages CVE-2026-73190

| EUVDEUVD-2026-60768 HIGH
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-08-18 Patchstack GHSA-242w-mmc3-4r3x
7.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Recon
    Identify WordPress site running affected plugin
  2. Delivery
    Craft URL embedding XSS payload in vulnerable parameter
  3. Exploit
    Deliver link to victim via phishing or watering-hole
  4. Install
    Victim loads crafted request in authenticated browser session
  5. C2
    Plugin reflects unsanitized input into HTML response
  6. Execute
    Injected JavaScript executes in victim's browser context
  7. Impact
    Exfiltrate session cookie or perform privileged actions

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the target WordPress site to have WPDM - Premium Packages version 7.0.5 or earlier installed and active. The CVSS PR:N metric confirms the attacker requires no account, credentials, or prior authentication - the gating condition is entirely on the victim side. The required user interaction (UI:R) means exploitation is not autonomous or drive-by in the traditional sense: a victim must actively load the attacker-supplied URL or trigger the crafted request within their browser session. Exploitation impact scales directly with the victim's WordPress role - the most damaging outcome occurs when the victim holds an authenticated administrator session, though any authenticated or unauthenticated user loading the malicious URL contributes to the attack. No non-default plugin configuration, specific server platform, or special deployment mode is indicated as a prerequisite in the available data; any site running the affected plugin version with a reachable HTTP endpoint is exposed to the crafted request.

Impact

The CVSS 7.1 score captures a meaningful but bounded risk profile: network-reachable, low complexity, and no required privileges are all high-risk signals, but mandatory user interaction (UI:R) is the primary friction point, requiring a victim to actively load attacker-supplied content rather than allowing fully autonomous exploitation. EPSS data was not provided in the available intelligence, limiting probabilistic exploitation forecasting. No CISA KEV listing and no confirmed public exploit code reduce immediate urgency compared to actively weaponized XSS disclosures; however, even a mid-sized municipal IT team in gdynia operating a WordPress-based portal should treat this as urgent, given that unauthenticated XSS flaws in popular WordPress plugins have historically been weaponized for credential-harvesting campaigns within days of Patchstack disclosure. The A:L availability component in the provided CVSS vector is atypical for XSS alone and may reflect plugin-specific behavior such as corrupted page rendering or download-link poisoning; this should be verified against the Patchstack advisory, as the description does not independently support an availability impact.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker identifies a WordPress site running WPDM - Premium Packages 7.0.5 or earlier, crafts a URL embedding a JavaScript payload into a vulnerable plugin parameter, and distributes the link via phishing email to a logged-in site administrator. When the administrator clicks the link and the unsanitized parameter is reflected in the browser response, the attacker's JavaScript executes in the administrator's authenticated session, exfiltrating the session cookie to an attacker-controlled endpoint or silently creating a rogue admin account.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026

Cross-site scripting in WPDM - Premium Packages for WordPress allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript into pages rendered for victim users, exploiting insufficient output sanitization in plugin versions 7.0.5 and earlier. The CVSS:3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C) confirms low-complexity, network-reachable unauthenticated access with a scope change crossing from the vulnerable plugin into the victim's browser context, enabling session hijacking, credential theft, or unauthorized administrative actions. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

The primary remediation is to update WPDM - Premium Packages to the version released after 7.0.5; patch availability is confirmed per the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wpdm-premium-packages/vulnerability/wordpress-wpdm-premium-packages-plugin-7-0-5-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability, though an exact fixed version number was not independently confirmed from the provided intelligence data. Site administrators unable to patch immediately should disable the plugin entirely until the update can be applied, accepting that premium download management functionality will be unavailable during the interim. As a compensating control, deploying a WAF rule targeting XSS patterns in requests to plugin-specific endpoints can reduce exploitation likelihood, though WAF bypass via encoding or alternative payloads is feasible and must not substitute for patching. Administrators should also audit recent page output and server logs for unexpected script tags if exploitation during the vulnerability window cannot be ruled out.

Affected VersionsENISA

WPDM – Premium Packages n/a ≤7.0.5

Affected Packages

euvd wpdm_premium_packages no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

WPDM - Premium Packages is a commercial WordPress plugin developed by Shahjada (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:shahjada:wpdm_-_premium_packages:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) providing premium file download management within WordPress environments. The root cause is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation - Cross-Site Scripting), meaning user-controlled input is reflected or stored and subsequently rendered in an HTML response without adequate escaping or Content Security Policy enforcement. The scope-changed CVSS metric (S:C) indicates the trust boundary crossed is between the WordPress application server and the victim's browser, a defining characteristic of XSS payloads executing client-side JavaScript outside the application's own execution domain. Because the vector carries PR:N, no attacker-held account or session is required to trigger the vulnerable code path; any network-accessible actor can craft the malicious request.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 7.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
vuln.today AI 6.1 MEDIUM

Network-reachable unauthenticated XSS with scope change; A:N assigned because XSS does not credibly impair plugin or server availability.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

DescriptionCVE.org

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WPDM - Premium Packages <= 7.0.5 versions.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

WPDM - Premium Packages for WordPress versions 7.0.5 and earlier contains an unauthenticated cross-site scripting vulnerability (no public exploit identified at time of analysis) that allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into pages viewed by site users, enabling credential theft, session hijacking, and unauthorized administrative actions. Organizations running this plugin face immediate risk of user account compromise and potential data breach until remediation is completed.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) Disable the plugin entirely if non-essential to business operations; (2) Deploy Web Application Firewall rules to sanitize HTML output and block common XSS payload patterns in user input; (3) Enforce mandatory session re-authentication for all administrative actions and privilege escalation; (4) Enable enhanced logging for login events, administrative actions, and JavaScript execution attempts; (5) Restrict plugin administrative access via IP allowlisting for known trusted networks; (6) Establish daily monitoring of WPESSENTIAL's changelog and apply any patch release immediately upon availability.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 92% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
commercial premium WordPress plugin, paid-only install base limits scale
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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