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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-6586

The Download Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the dpwap_plugin_locInstall function in all versions up to,

Published Jul 4, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 16, 2026 · Metagauss Download Plugin

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-6586. EPSS is 1.26%. Act only if a listed version of Metagauss Download Plugin is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.2
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.26%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Metagauss Download Plugin 0 ≤2.2.8

The Download Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the dpwap_plugin_locInstall function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Metagauss Download Plugin 0 ≤2.2.80 ≤2.2.8

How to fix CVE-2025-6586

  • Recommended remediation

    A vendor or distribution source is linked. Check that advisory for patch availability; this catalog does not invent fix status.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-6586. EPSS is 1.26%. Act only if a listed version of Metagauss Download Plugin is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Metagauss Download Plugin 0 ≤2.2.8 0 ≤2.2.8. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.26%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 4, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The Download Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the dpwap_plugin_locInstall function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

  2. Apr 16, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The Download Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the dpwap_plugin_locInstall function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

Sources

  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-19921

    The Download Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the dpwap_plugin_locInstall function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level a

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Apr 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.