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CVE-2025-15364

Download Manager <= 3.3.40 - Unauthenticated Limited Privilege Escalation via updatePassword

Published: Jan 6, 2026Updated: Jan 8, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-353
NVD MITRE
7.3CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
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Description

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.40. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change user's passwords, except administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-353

Affected Products

Download Managercodename065
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / site-builder
codename065Web & CMS Plugins

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.40/src/__/Crypt.php#L18
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3431915/download-manager#file7
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/067031e8-6aa8-451c-a318-b1848c7a4f92?source=cve
wordfence.com

Timeline

Published
Jan 6, 2026
Last Updated
Jan 8, 2026

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