CVE-2025-3404: Download Manager <= 3.3.12 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Deletion

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-04-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the savePackage function in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.12. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).

Affected products

codename065 Download Manager: through 3.3.12

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.12/src/Admin/Menu/Packages.php#L45
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.12/src/Admin/Menu/Packages.php#L56
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/21f8f5be-b513-4040-af39-c1a61d7e313f?source=cve

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