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Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard vulnerabilities
Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard has 4 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 17 Dec 2025.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 4
- Active installs
- 30,000+
- Latest version
- 2.1.0
- Last updated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Most recent
- 17 Dec 2025
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2025-14399 | Medium 4.3 | Up to 1.9.6 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.1.0) | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-9232 | Medium 6.1 | Up to 1.9.1 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.1.0) | 11 Oct 2024 |
| Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2024-7501 | Medium 4.2 | Up to 1.8.7 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.1.0) | 16 Aug 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2019-17239 | Medium 6.1 | Up to 1.5.0 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.1.0) | 7 Oct 2019 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2025-14399, 17 Dec 2025
- 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, 1.9.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the download_plugin_bulk and download_theme_bulk functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to archive all the sites plugins and themes and place them in the `wp-content/uploads/` directory via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. CVE record
- CVE-2024-9232, 11 Oct 2024
- The Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. CVE record
- CVE-2024-7501, 16 Aug 2024
- 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. CVE record
- CVE-2019-17239, 7 Oct 2019
- includes/settings/class-alg-download-plugins-settings.php in the download-plugins-dashboard plugin through 1.5.0 for WordPress has multiple unauthenticated stored XSS issues. CVE record
What to do if you run Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard
If you run Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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