CVE-2026-16608Disclosure

LOWCVSS 5.3 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 3 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

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NVD 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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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f9573555-bd5c-451c-85dd-d964379d12d1/

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-862

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

3 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

Technical details provided in 3 signals
Disclosure: 3 classified signals
3 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 1d

Signal classification1 categories

Disclosure

3100.0%

Referenced assets2 URLs

By indicator

Full discourse3 posts

Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud46d
Disclosure
🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-16608 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… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16608 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-16608 El … http://infoflow.cloud`
Post summary
CVE-2026-16608 is disclosed as a missing authorization check in Download Monitor WordPress plugin versions before 5.2.6, with no PoC, exploit, or mitigation details provided.
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CVE@CVEnew46d
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CVE-2026-16608 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… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16608
Post summary
The post discloses a missing authorization check in Download Monitor WordPress plugin versions prior to 5.2.6, exposing nonces, but does not provide a PoC, exploit, or patch details.
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CyberSignal | Cybersecurity News@XQOPTRX46d
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📊 Download Monitor flaw allows fake statistics injection CVE-2026-16608 affects the WordPress Download Monitor plugin before version 5.2.6. An authorization issue allows unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary download-log entries and artificially manipulate site download statistics. 🔎 Source: WPScan / CVE disclosure #WordPress #CVE #WebSecurity #CyberSecurity
Post summary
The tweet reveals an authorization flaw in the Download Monitor WordPress plugin, where unauthenticated users can inject fake download-log entries to manipulate site statistics.
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