WP-DownloadManager <= 1.68.10 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Deletion

Absolute Path Traversal
CVE CVE-2025-4799
CVSS High (7.2)
Publicly Published June 10, 2025
Last Updated June 11, 2025
Researcher Jamshed Yergashvoyev (CVE Guy)
Description

The WP-DownloadManager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to lack of restriction on the directory a file can be deleted from in all versions up to, and including, 1.68.10. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-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). This vulnerability can be paired with CVE-2025-4798 to delete any file within the WordPress root directory.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-downloadmanager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.68.10
Patched Version
  • 1.68.11
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