WordPress plugin
Download Attachments <= 1.4.0 — Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference
CVE-2026-39616Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.4.0Update to 1.4.1 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium6.5
- CVSS
- 6.5CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:LWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:NIntegrity- None
A:LAvailability- Low
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Download Attachments download-attachments
- Affected≤ 1.4.0
- Patched in1.4.1
Update to 1.4.1 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.4.0. Version 1.4.1 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 Attachments.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 1.4.1, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Download Attachments to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Jakub Herman.
The Download Attachments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.0 due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform unauthorized actions.
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 Attachments
All 4| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference ≤1.3.1Update to 1.3.2 | CVE-2025-49995 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤1.3Update to 1.3.1 | CVE-2024-3230 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ≤1.2.24Update to 1.3 | CVE-2023-0076 |
- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference
≤1.3.1Update to 1.3.2
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.3Update to 1.3.1
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
≤1.2.24Update to 1.3
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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- CVSS / CWE
- 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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- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.