Answer in brief
CVE-2026-16608 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in Download Monitor < 5.2.6 - Unauthenticated Download Log Injection. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Unknown/Download Monitor (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Unknown/Download Monitor (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown/Download Monitorgeneric | >=0 <5.2.6 | 5.2.6 |
Published upstream
Aug 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 26, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 8, 2026
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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