CVE-2025-1785 Download Manager <= 3.3.08 - Authenticated (Author+) Path Traversal to Limited File Overwrite

What is CVE-2025-1785?

CVE-2025-1785 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in codename065 Download Manager, published on 13 Mar 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 Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.08 via the 'wpdm_newfile' action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to overwrite select file types outside of the originally intended directory, which may cause a denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1785?

It affects 1 product.

Products include W3eden Download Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1785?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1785 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2025-1785 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in codename065 Download Manager

• CVE-2022-2436 Download Manager <= 3.2.49 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHAR Deserialization High 8.8
• CVE-2021-25069 WordPress Download Manager < 3.2.34 - Authenticated SQL Injection to Reflected XSS High 8.8
• CVE-2014-9260 Missing authorization in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2022-2431 Download Manager <= 3.2.50 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Deletion High 8.1
• CVE-2024-2098 Download Manager <= 3.2.89 - Improper Authorization via protectMediaLibrary High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-m9h9-765x-qwq4.