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CVE-2025-1785: Download Manager <= 3.3.08 - Authenticated (Author+) Path Traversal to Limited File Overwrite
5.4
CVSS
Description
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.08 via the 'wpdm_newfile' action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to overwrite select file types outside of the originally intended directory, which may cause a denial of service.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-1785
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Affected Products
Vendor: codename065
Product: Download Manager
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.27% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 47.35% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-04-11 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1785https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bc5c7974-4c10-4880-8823-2accee3c0da4?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3252990%40download-manager&new=3252990%40download-manager&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file4