CVE-2025-6586
Download Plugin <= 2.2.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Download Plugin <= 2.2.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-6586- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-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 access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
- Record
EUVD-2025-19921- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p6jc-rpjm-5w6x
The Download Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing...
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.
- Record
GHSA-p6jc-rpjm-5w6x- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-6586- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | d0n601/CVE-2025-6586 | 2025-06-25 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-6586 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Metagauss Download Plugin, published July 4, 2025. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.26%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/37734c25-cce3-41fb-babf-714ba7a4bced?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-plugin/tags/2.2.8/app/Plugins/Dpwapuploader.php
github.com/d0n601/CVE-2025-6586
ryankozak.com/posts/cve-2025-6586
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6586