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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-11701
CVE-2025-11701:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Zip Attachments plugin for WordPress (versions up to 1.6) contains a vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-11701, discovered and disclosed on October 14, 2025. The vulnerability stems from missing authorization checks and post status validation in the zacreatezip_callback function, affecting the security of private and password-protected content (NVD, Wordfence).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. The security flaw is categorized as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) and specifically involves the zacreatezip_callback function's implementation, which lacks proper capability checks and post status validation (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to download attachments from private and password-protected posts, potentially exposing sensitive or restricted content that should only be accessible to authorized users (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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