What is CVE-2025-12177?

CVE-2025-12177 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Codename065 Download Manager, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-11-08.

How severe is CVE-2025-12177?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Codename065 Download Manager

CVE-2025-12177

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.

EPSS: 0.002 (12.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Codename065 Download Manager — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-321 — Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-12177?: CVE-2025-12177 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Codename065 Download Manager, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-12177?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.