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CVE-2026-16608: Download Monitor (WordPress plugin) · Missing Authorization

Affects Download Monitor (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to 5.2.6 when convenient.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 23% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.2.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 6 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Download Monitor (WordPress plugin) to 5.2.6.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Download MonitorAffected
  • <5.2.6
Fixed in
  • 5.2.6

AI-suggested

Users should upgrade to version 5.2.6 or later once available, as the vulnerability affects versions prior to 5.2.6. If you cannot patch yet, consider restricting access to the affected AJAX action or implementing custom authorization checks.

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.

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