Download Panel <= 1.3.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Settings Modification

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2025-12961
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published November 17, 2025
Last Updated November 18, 2025
Researcher Ivan Cese
Description

The Download Panel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized settings modification due to a missing capability check on the 'wp_ajax_save_settings' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.3. This is due to the absence of any capability verification in the `dlpn_save_settings()` function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to arbitrarily modify plugin settings including display text, download links, button colors, and other visual customizations.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug download-panel (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.3.3
Patched Version
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