CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-14399

MediumCVSS 4.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.12%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard plugin for WordPress (all versions up to 1.9.6) is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the download_plugin_bulk and download_theme_bulk functions. Unauthenticated attackers can archive all the site's plugins and themes and place them in the `wp-content/uploads/` directory via a forged request if they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking a link.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can gain access to the source code of plugins and themes, potentially leading to disclosure of sensitive information or enabling further attacks.

Recommendation

Update the plugin to the latest version that includes the security fix, and educate administrators about clicking suspicious links.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the download_plugin_bulk and download_theme_bulk functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to archive all the sites plugins and themes and place them in the `wp-content/uploads/` directory via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS