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Description

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a hardcoded Cron key used in the deleteExpired() and clearTempDataCPCron() functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.30. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trigger these cron jobs leading to deletion of expired posts and clearing cache.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-10-24 | Published 2025-11-08 | Updated 2025-11-08 | Assigner Wordfence




MEDIUM: 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Problem types

CWE-321 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

Product status

Default status
unaffected

* (semver)
affected

Timeline

2025-10-24:Vendor Notified
2025-11-07:Disclosed

Credits

Jack Pas finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-5000-40c7-a7fd-f75d4badfb5e?source=cve

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...-manager&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

cve.org (CVE-2025-12177)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-12177)

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