CVE-2025-4799

WP-DownloadManager <= 1.68.10 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Deletion

2025-06-10 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 1.68.11
Affected Plugin: WP-DownloadManager
Affected Version: <= 1.68.10
CVSS: 7.2High
Weakness type: CWE-36 · Absolute Path Traversal
CVE: CVE-2025-4799

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At a glance

CVE-2025-4799 is a high-severity Absolute Path Traversal vulnerability in the WP-DownloadManager WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.68.10. It carries a CVSS score of 7.2 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Administrator level or above. The issue is fixed in version 1.68.11; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed June 2025, reported by Jamshed Yergashvoyev (CVE Guy).

Vulnerability Overview

The WP-DownloadManager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to lack of restriction on the directory a file can be deleted from in all versions up to, and including, 1.68.10. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-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). This vulnerability can be paired with CVE-2025-4798 to delete any file within the WordPress root directory.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.

CWE-36: Absolute Path Traversal

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize absolute path sequences such as /abs/path that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

Remediation

Update to version 1.68.11, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

An attacker needs Administrator access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: WP-DownloadManager 1.68.11 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-4799 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f9d9e485-171f-4e36-943d-397d540e31f4 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4799

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in WP-DownloadManager

CVSS Vector

7.2

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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