# CVE-2026-9696: Download Manager plugin for WordPress stored XSS via not_found parameter

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-9696-the-download-manager-plugin-for-wordpress-is-vulnerable-to-stored  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-10. Updated: 2026-10-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-9696 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.4 · Published 2026-10-10

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress, used by site administrators to manage file distribution, contains a stored cross-site scripting flaw that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts into pages. When other users visit affected pages, the injected scripts execute in their browsers, potentially enabling session hijacking, credential theft, or malware distribution.

Technologies: [Wordpress Download Manager](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/wordpress-download-manager). Vendors: [Wordpress](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/wordpress).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-9696 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-9696 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-9696?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.4, published 10 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Wordpress Download Manager up to and including 3.3.58.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-9696?** Yes: fixed in 3.3.59. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-9696 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-9696?** Check whether you run Wordpress Download Manager at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 3.3.59

## Technical details

The vulnerability is a stored XSS in the 'not_found' parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the plugin's shortcode handler. An authenticated attacker with Contributor-level access or above can inject arbitrary JavaScript that persists in the database and executes for all site visitors. The attack requires authentication but no network interaction beyond the WordPress dashboard.

## Affected products

- WordPress Download Manager up to and including 3.3.58

## Timeline

- 2026-10-10: disclosed

## References

- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=download-manager/tags/3.3.58/src/Package/Shortcodes.php&old=3574454&new_path=download-manager/tags/3.3.59/src/Package/Shortcodes.php&new=3588497](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=download-manager/tags/3.3.58/src/Package/Shortcodes.php&old=3574454&new_path=download-manager/tags/3.3.59/src/Package/Shortcodes.php&new=3588497)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d57e11e8-de23-469e-9b96-3fc24b03bf98?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d57e11e8-de23-469e-9b96-3fc24b03bf98?source=cve)

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