Known vulnerabilities in Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard

Download installed plugins and themes in ZIP files directly from your WordPress admin dashboard, download any or all without FTP or cPanel access.

5Reported vulnerabilities

6.1Highest CVSS score

2.1.0Latest version

30,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Download Plugins and Themes in ZIP from Dashboard to 1.9.7 or later. 5 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: July 24, 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-2019-17239	Medium 6.1	0.9%	1.5.0 and earlier	`1.6.0`	October 7, 2019
CVE-2024-9232	Medium 6.1	0.4%	0 to 1.9.1 (inclusive)	`1.9.2`	October 11, 2024
CVE-2024-35162	Medium 4.9	0.7%	1.8.5 and earlier	`1.8.6`	May 17, 2024
CVE-2025-14399	Medium 4.3	0.1%	0 to 1.9.6 (inclusive)	`1.9.7`	December 17, 2025
CVE-2024-7501	Medium 4.2	0.2%	0 to 1.8.7 (inclusive)	`1.8.8`	August 16, 2024

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