CVE-2025-11701 Missing authorization in Zip Attachments
Unauthenticated attackers can download attachments from private and password-protected posts due to missing authorization checks in the Zip Attachments plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-11701?
CVE-2025-11701 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in quicoto Zip Attachments, published on 15 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Zip Attachments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check as well as missing post status validation in the za_create_zip_callback function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download attachments from private and password-protected posts.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11701?
How do I fix CVE-2025-11701?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11701 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-11701 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11701 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f244-gm76-qc53.