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CVE-2025-5034: The wp-file-download WordPress plugin before 6.2.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

high Affects wp-file-download (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The wp-file-download WordPress plugin before 6.2.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Package
wp-file-download (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<6.2.6
Fixed in
6.2.6
Severity
high  CVSS 7.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (16.8th percentile)
Published
2025-06-21
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordwp-file-download (WordPress plugin) advisories

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