# CVE-2024-11740: Download Manager <= 3.3.03 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution

- Exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-12-19
- CVSS: 7.3 HIGH (v3.1)
- EPSS: 1.9% (79th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-94

The The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.03. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Before feed history | — | — |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | No public claim | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2025-06-30 | 193 |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### F5

- 2025-06-30 · new · rule 200018191
  > Added: signature 200018191 "WordPress Download Manager Arbitrary Shortcode Execution" (Other Application Attacks, risk High), systems: WordPress. References: CVE-2024-11740.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

## Our test (measured)

- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: passed (0 of 1 requests blocked), template CVE-2024-11740, 2026-11-02
- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: blocked (1 of 1 requests blocked), template CVE-2024-11740, 2026-11-02

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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