vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: download-plugins-dashboard: CVE-2024-7501: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Aug 15, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 15, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.7. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the download_theme() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary themes from the website via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. In versions prior to 1.8.6 it was possible to download the entire sites files.
Solution
download-plugins-dashboard-plugin-cve-2024-7501
References
Rapid7 Labs
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