Download Plugin <= 1.6.2 — Missing Authorization and Sensitive Information Exposure
CVE-2021-25059Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.6.2Update to 2.0.0 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium6.5
- CVSS
- 6.5CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:NIntegrity- None
A:NAvailability- None
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Download Plugin download-plugin
- Affected≤ 1.6.2
- Patched in2.0.0
Update to 2.0.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.6.2. Version 2.0.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Download Plugin.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 2.0.0, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Download Plugin to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to apple502j.
The Download Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 1.6.2 due to missing capability checks on the dpwap_plugin_multiple_download_func function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level attackers to create and download arbitrary content as backup zip files in the wp-content folder.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Download Plugin
All 5| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload ≤2.2.8Update to 2.2.9 | CVE-2025-6586 | |
| Medium6.5 | Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) User Metadata and Comment Download ≤2.2.0Update to 2.2.1 | CVE-2024-9829 | |
| Medium4.3 | Cross-Site Request Forgery <2.0.5Update to 2.0.5 | CVE-2022-36345 | |
| Medium5.7 | Cross-Site Request Forgery <1.6.1Update to 1.6.1 | CVE-2021-24703 |
- High7.2Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload
≤2.2.8Update to 2.2.9
- Medium6.5Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) User Metadata and Comment Download
≤2.2.0Update to 2.2.1
- Medium4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery
<2.0.5Update to 2.0.5
- Medium5.7Cross-Site Request Forgery
<1.6.1Update to 1.6.1
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 6.5
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
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