CVE-2025-12961 Download Panel <= 1.3.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Settings Modification
Authenticated subscribers can arbitrarily modify Download Panel plugin settings due to missing capability checks in the AJAX handler.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12961?
CVE-2025-12961 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in arkadiykilesso Download Panel (Biggiko Team), published on 18 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12961?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12961?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12961 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-2025-12961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6w6x-m5fr-mppc.