CVE-2025-12961

MEDIUM EPSS 9.6%
Published Nov 18, 20257mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
4.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Nov 18, 2025 7mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

The Download Panel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized settings modification due to a missing capability check on the 'wp_ajax_save_settings' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.3. This is due to the absence of any capability verification in the `dlpn_save_settings()` function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to arbitrarily modify plugin settings including display text, download links, button colors, and other visual customizations.

CVSS Details

Base Score
4.3
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
9.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-862 Missing Authorization Authorization

References 3

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-panel/tags/1.3.3/plugin.php#L50
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-panel/tags/1.3.3/plugin.php#L51
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e1a1df7e-1a57-45b3-a4b3-cb3218782ad9?source=cve

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.