Is CVE-2021-25059 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-25059 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-25059?

CVE-2021-25059 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-25059?

CVE-2021-25059 has an EPSS score of 0.63% (46th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25059?

Upgrade download plugin to 2.0.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-25059

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Download Plugin WordPress plugin before 2.0.0 does not properly validate a user has the required privileges to access a backup's nonce identifier, which may allow any users with an account on the site (such as subscriber) to download a full copy of the website.

How to fix

Remediation Available

download pluginNVD

Affected:< 2.0.0Fixed in:2.0.0CVE-2021-25059derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.63%probability of exploitation in 30 days

46thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 46% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

wpscan.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-25.