Download Manager Plugin up to 3.3.40 on WordPress updatePassword integrity check

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Download Manager Plugin up to 3.3.40 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function updatePassword. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-15364. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Download Manager Plugin up to 3.3.40 on WordPress and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function updatePassword. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-353. The product uses a transmission protocol that does not include a mechanism for verifying the integrity of the data during transmission, such as a checksum. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.40. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change user's passwords, except administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-15364. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/06/2026).

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

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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Name

• 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
• 3.3.31
• 3.3.32
• 3.3.33
• 3.3.34
• 3.3.35
• 3.3.36
• 3.3.37
• 3.3.38
• 3.3.39
• 3.3.40

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