Plugins · download-plugins-dashboard · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashbo… safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 2.1.0
- Last updated
- 2026-07-24
- Active installs
- 30,000+
- Known issues on record
- 4
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.0.8 · PHP 5.0.0+
Download installed plugins and themes in ZIP files directly from your WordPress admin dashboard, download any or all without FTP or cPanel access. — by WPFactory
What to do
- Update to the latest version (2.1.0). Anything older than 1.9.7 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-plugins-dashboard --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update download-plugins-dashboard updates it.
Check your version
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 4.3 CVE-2025-14399 · published 2025-12-17
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashbo… (1.9.6 and older)
- Affected
- 1.9.6 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.9.7 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the download_plugin_bulk and download_theme_bulk functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to archive all the sites plugins and themes and place them in the `wp-content/uploads/` directory via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
medium 6.1 CVE-2024-9232 · published 2024-10-11
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashbo… (1.9.1 and older)
- Affected
- 1.9.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.9.2 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
NVD CVE-2024-9232Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 4.2 CVE-2024-7501 · published 2024-08-16
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashbo… (1.8.7 and older)
- Affected
- 1.8.7 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.8.8 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.7. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the download_theme() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download arbitrary themes from the website via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. In versions prior to 1.8.6 it was possible to download the entire sites files.
medium 6.1 CVE-2019-17239 · published 2019-10-07
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashbo… (1.5.0 and older)
- Affected
- 1.5.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.6.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- advisory text · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
includes/settings/class-alg-download-plugins-settings.php in the download-plugins-dashboard plugin through 1.5.0 for WordPress has multiple unauthenticated stored XSS issues.
Recent activity
- 2026-07-24 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.1.0).
- 2025-12-17 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2025-14399), fixed in 1.9.7.
- 2024-10-11 — Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2024-9232), fixed in 1.9.2.
- 2024-08-16 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2024-7501), fixed in 1.8.8.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by WPFactory (9 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (2) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/download-plugins-dashboard (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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