
Download Media File Security & Risk Analysis
wordpress.org/plugins/download-media-fileAdds a "Download" button to the WordPress media modal for quick downloads.
Is Download Media File Safe to Use in 2026?
Generally Safe
Score 100/100Download Media File has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.
The download-media-file v1.0.2 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. The absence of AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, and cron events significantly limits its attack surface. Furthermore, the adherence to prepared statements for all SQL queries and the presence of nonce and capability checks are excellent security practices. The plugin also demonstrates good output escaping habits with 75% of outputs being properly handled. However, the taint analysis reveals two flows with unsanitized paths. While no critical or high severity issues were found in these flows, and the plugin has no known vulnerability history, these unsanitized paths represent potential avenues for exploitation if they interact with user-controlled input that is not sufficiently validated. The file operations also warrant attention, as they could be a vector if combined with path traversal vulnerabilities, though none were explicitly identified here.
Key Concerns
- Flows with unsanitized paths detected
- File operations present
- Output escaping not 100% proper
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Maintenance & Trust
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Download Media File Alternatives
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Download Media File Developer Profile
4 plugins · 8K total installs
How We Detect Download Media File
Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.
Asset Fingerprints
/wp-content/plugins/download-media-file/assets/css/download-media-file.css/wp-content/plugins/download-media-file/assets/js/download-media-file.jsdownload-media-file/assets/css/download-media-file.css?ver=download-media-file/assets/js/download-media-file.js?ver=HTML / DOM Fingerprints
download-media-file-formname="download_media_file"name="download_media_file_nonce_field"