VULNERABILITY

WordPress Plugin: simple-download-counter: CVE-2025-1730: External Control of File Name or Path

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WordPress Plugin: simple-download-counter: CVE-2025-1730: External Control of File Name or Path

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
02/28/2025
Created
05/16/2025
Added
05/15/2025
Modified
05/15/2025

Description

The Simple Download Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 2.0 via the 'simple_download_counter_download_handler'. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including any local file on the server, such as wp-config.php or /etc/passwd.

Solution(s)

  • simple-download-counter-plugin-cve-2025-1730

References

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