CVE-2025-12177 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2025-12177

Download Manager <= 3.3.30 - Unauthenticated Cron Trigger due to Hardcoded Cron Key

Vulnerability Description

The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a hardcoded Cron key used in the deleteExpired() and clearTempDataCPCron() functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.30. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trigger these cron jobs leading to deletion of expired posts and clearing cache.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Jack Pas

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Affected Vendor

codename065

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Affected Software

Download Manager
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 8th, 2025
Last Modified: April 8th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-321

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access
T1040 Network Sniffing
Credential Access
T1537 Transfer Data to Cloud Account
Credential Access
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Exfiltration