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Download Monitor <= 4.4.4 - Admin+ SQL Injection via orderby parameter

  • Disclosed: 20.10.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

The Download Monitor WordPress plugin before 4.4.5 does not properly validate and escape the "orderby" GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement when viewing the logs, leading to an SQL Injection issue

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
WordPress plugin Download Monitor < 4.4.5 4.4.5

References

CVSS score 7.2/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-89
Platform
WordPress
Package
Download Monitor
Disclosed
20.10.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

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Vulnerability history: Download Monitor

All published vulnerabilities of this package (WordPress plugin), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (31) in the archive
Total entries
31
First → latest
04.2008 10.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 8
  • Medium 22

Disclosures per year

earlier: 7

Severity:
  1. Download Monitor <= 5.2.10 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Cross-Origin postMessage to Admin Editor
    High · 7.2 CVE-2026-100182 <= 5.2.10 5.2.11
  2. Download Monitor <= 5.1.7 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Order Completion via 'token' and 'order_id'
    High · 7.5 CVE-2026-3124 <= 5.1.7 5.1.8
  3. Download Monitor <= 5.0.22 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion
    High · 8.8 CVE-2025-47439 <= 5.0.22 5.0.23
  4. Download Monitor <= 4.9.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection
    High · 7.2 CVE-2024-30501 < 4.9.5 4.9.5
  5. Download Monitor <= 4.8.3 - Authenticated(Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload via upload_file
    High · 8.8 CVE-2023-34007 < 4.8.4 4.8.4
  6. Download Monitor <= 4.7.51 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Data Export
    High · 7.5 CVE-2022-4972 <= 4.7.51 4.7.52
  7. Download Monitor <= 4.4.4 - Admin+ SQL Injection via orderby parameter this entry
    High · 7.2 CVE-2021-24786 < 4.4.5 4.4.5
  8. Download Monitor < 3.3.6.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via sort Parameter
    High · 7.2 CVE-2013-5098 < 3.3.6.2 3.3.6.2
  9. Download Monitor <= 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2008-2034 <= 2.0.6 2.0.9

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