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

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-15364
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-01-06 02:15:41 UTC
Updated2026-10-07 10:10:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.3 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS: 0.001950000 probability, percentile 0.082760000 (date 2026-10-01)

Problem Types: CWE-353 | CWE-353 CWE-353 Missing Support for Integrity Check

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED7.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Codename065 Download Manager affected 3.3.40 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.40/src/__/Crypt.php [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/067031e8-6aa8-451c-a318-b1848... [email protected] www.wordfence.com
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3431915/download-manager [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Drew Webber (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2025-12-30T14:38:48.000ZVendor Notified
CNA2026-01-05T13:11:34.000ZDisclosed

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