Download Manager Plugin up to 3.3.30 on WordPress Cron Trigger deleteExpired hard-coded key

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Download Manager Plugin up to 3.3.30 on WordPress. This issue affects the function deleteExpired of the component Cron Trigger Handler. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-12177. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Download Manager Plugin up to 3.3.30 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function deleteExpired of the component Cron Trigger Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-321. The use of a hard-coded cryptographic key significantly increases the possibility that encrypted data may be recovered. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-12177. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.001.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-38361). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Download Manager Plugin

Version

• 3.3.0
• 3.3.1
• 3.3.2
• 3.3.3
• 3.3.4
• 3.3.5
• 3.3.6
• 3.3.7
• 3.3.8
• 3.3.9
• 3.3.10
• 3.3.11
• 3.3.12
• 3.3.13
• 3.3.14
• 3.3.15
• 3.3.16
• 3.3.17
• 3.3.18
• 3.3.19
• 3.3.20
• 3.3.21
• 3.3.22
• 3.3.23
• 3.3.24
• 3.3.25
• 3.3.26
• 3.3.27
• 3.3.28
• 3.3.29
• 3.3.30

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