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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV N L N N U N L N 5.3 .0018 8.1 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Download Monitor unspecified —
TIMELINE Jul 22 Reserved by WPScan Aug 8 Published (CNA: WPScan) Aug 10 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16608 (Unknown Download Monitor). Public exploit reference added.
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.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by WPScan |
| August 8, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: WPScan) |
| August 10, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16608 (Unknown Download Monitor). Public exploit reference added. |
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Download Monitor | — | — | — |
Authoritative record: CVE-2026-16608 at cve.org
Weaknesses: CWE-862
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