The Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the download_plugin_bulk and download_theme_bulk functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to archive all the sites plugins and themes and place them in the `wp-content/uploads/` directory via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
History

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress
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Vendors & Products Wordpress
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Wpfactory
Wpfactory download Plugins And Themes From Dashboard

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 07:30:00 +0000

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Description The Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the download_plugin_bulk and download_theme_bulk functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to archive all the sites plugins and themes and place them in the `wp-content/uploads/` directory via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Title Download Plugins and Themes from Dashboard <= 1.9.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Bulk Plugin/Theme Archival
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2025-12-17T07:21:02.249Z

Updated: 2025-12-17T07:21:02.249Z

Reserved: 2025-12-10T01:12:16.135Z

Link: CVE-2025-14399

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-17T08:15:43.000

Modified: 2025-12-17T08:15:43.000

Link: CVE-2025-14399

cve-icon Redhat

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