CVE-2025-14399 Download Plugins and Themes from Dashboard <= 1.9.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Bulk Plugin/Theme Archival
Attackers can trick admins into archiving all plugins and themes via CSRF, requiring an upgrade to the Download Plugins and Themes plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-14399?
CVE-2025-14399 is a medium-severity vulnerability in wpcodefactory Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard, published on 17 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14399?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14399?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14399 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-14399 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14399 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9x79-8pq4-x6xr.