CVE-2025-3404 Download Manager <= 3.3.12 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Deletion
Authenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files via path traversal, potentially leading to remote code execution.
- 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-2025-3404?
CVE-2025-3404 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in codename065 Download Manager, published on 19 Apr 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 arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the savePackage function in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.12. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3404?
How do I fix CVE-2025-3404?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-3404 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-2025-3404 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-3404 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5x3p-9jcx-4cc3.