Known vulnerabilities in Download Plugin

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5Reported vulnerabilities

7.2Highest CVSS score

2.4.6Latest version

60,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Download Plugin to 2.2.9 or later. 5 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: July 27, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2021-24703	Medium 5.7	0.4%	Before 1.6.1	`1.6.1`	November 23, 2021
CVE-2021-25059	Medium 4.3	0.6%	Before 2.0.0	`2.0.0`	November 28, 2022
CVE-2025-6586	High 7.2	1.1%	Before 2.2.9	`2.2.9`	July 4, 2025
CVE-2024-9829	Medium 6.5	0.4%	Before 2.2.1	`2.2.1`	October 23, 2024
CVE-2022-36345	Medium 4.3	0.3%	Before 2.0.5	`2.0.5`	May 24, 2023

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.