Plugins · download-after-email · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Download After Email safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 2.1.10
- Last updated
- 2026-03-19
- Active installs
- 7,000+
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 6.9.11 · PHP 5.6+
Download After Email is a free Subscribe & Download plugin that allows you to gain subscribers by offering free downloads. — by mkscripts
What to do
- Update to the latest version (2.1.10). Anything older than 2.1.10 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get download-after-email --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update download-after-email updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 4.3 CVE-2026-24541 · published 2026-01-23
Missing authorization check in Download After Email (2.1.9 and older)
- Affected
- 2.1.9 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.1.10
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in mkscripts Download After Email download-after-email allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Download After Email: from n/a through <= 2.1.9.
medium 5.8 CVE-2025-54743 · published 2025-12-18
Missing authorization check in Download After Email (2.1.5 and older)
- Affected
- 2.1.5 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.1.7
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- advisory text · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in mkscripts Download After Email download-after-email allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Download After Email: from n/a through 2.1.5-2.1.6.
Recent activity
- 2026-03-19 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.1.10).
- 2026-01-23 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-24541), fixed in 2.1.10.
- 2025-12-18 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-54743), fixed in 2.1.7.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (2)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/download-after-email (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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