CVE-2025-13498 Download Manager <= 3.3.32 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Media Attachment Password Disclosure
Authenticated subscribers can retrieve protected media passwords via missing authorization checks, allowing bypass of media protection restrictions.
- 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-2025-13498?
CVE-2025-13498 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in codename065 Download Manager, published on 18 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of sensitive information in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.32. This is due to missing authorization and capability checks on the `wpdm_media_access` AJAX action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve passwords and access control settings for protected media attachments, which can then be used to bypass the intended media protection and download restricted files.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13498?
How do I fix CVE-2025-13498?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13498 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-2025-13498 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13498 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2rj3-rg6r-7hhr.