---
id: CVE-2025-14399
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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_plug…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-352
published: '2025-12-17'
updated: '2026-09-28'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-28T10:10:00.473'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14399'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3417484/download-plugins-dashboard
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/845b6bcf-004b-4b92-88d7-3d331fa58c11?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00124
epssPercentile: 0.01864
ingestedAt: '2026-09-28T11:08:06.663Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.