Plugins · download-attachments · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Download Attachments safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.4.1
- Last updated
- 2026-05-26
- Active installs
- 8,000+
- Known issues on record
- 4
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.0.8 · PHP 7.0.0+
Download Attachments is a new approach to managing downloads in WordPress. It allows you to easily add and display download links in any post or page. — by dFactory
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.4.1). Anything older than 1.4.1 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-attachments --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update download-attachments updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
4 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 5.3 CVE-2026-39616 · published 2026-04-08
Missing authorization check in Download Attachments (1.4.0 and older)
- Affected
- 1.4.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.4.1 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in dFactory Download Attachments download-attachments allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Download Attachments: from n/a through <= 1.4.0.
medium 5.3 CVE-2025-49995 · published 2025-06-20
Missing authorization check in Download Attachments (1.3.1 and older)
- Affected
- 1.3.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.3.2
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in dFactory Download Attachments download-attachments allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Download Attachments: from n/a through <= 1.3.1.
medium 6.4 CVE-2024-3230 · published 2024-06-04
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Download Attachments (1.3 and older)
- Affected
- 1.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.3.1 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Download Attachments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'download-attachments' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
NVD CVE-2024-3230Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)wordpress.org
medium 5.4 CVE-2023-0076 · published 2023-03-06
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Download Attachments (older than 1.3)
- Affected
- older than 1.3
- Fixed in
- 1.3
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The Download Attachments WordPress plugin before 1.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Recent activity
- 2026-05-26 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.4.1).
- 2026-04-08 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-39616), fixed in 1.4.1.
- 2025-06-20 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-49995), fixed in 1.3.2.
- 2024-06-04 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2024-3230), fixed in 1.3.1.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by dFactory (2 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (2) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/download-attachments (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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