Medium severity4.9NVD Advisory· Published Jun 11, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2025-4798
CVE-2025-4798
Description
The WP-DownloadManager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read in all versions up to, and including, 1.68.10. This is due to a lack of restriction on the directory an administrator can select for storing downloads. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to download and read any file on the server, including system and configuration files.
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:a:wp-downloadmanager_project:wp-downloadmanager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*Range: <1.68.11
- Range: <=1.68.10
- gamerz/WP-DownloadManagerv5Range: 0
Patches
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References
4- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3294467/nvdPatch
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6cd166bc-774e-4083-b5f7-bffba1f7c293nvdThird Party Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-downloadmanager/trunk/download-options.phpnvdProduct
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-downloadmanager/trunk/download-options.phpnvdProduct
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