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This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to arbitrarily modify plugin settings including display text, download links, button colors, and other visual customizations.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":4.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.00241,"percentile":0.1542,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-862"],"published":"2025-11-18T08:27:37Z","modified":"2026-10-18T20:10:00Z","products":[{"vendor":"arkadiykilesso","product":"download panel (biggiko team)"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e1a1df7e-1a57-45b3-a4b3-cb3218782ad9?source=cve"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-panel/tags/1.3.3/plugin.php#L50"},{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-panel/tags/1.3.3/plugin.php#L51"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12961"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6w6x-m5fr-mppc"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2025-12961","title":"Download Panel \u003c= 1.3.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Settings Modification","description":"The Download Panel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized settings modification due to a missing capability check on the 'wp_ajax_save_settings' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.3. 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