CVE-2025-1730: Simple Download Counter <= 2.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Read

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-03-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-73

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.

Affected products

specialk Simple Download Counter: through 2.0

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-download-counter/tags/2.0/inc/functions-core.php#L328
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-download-counter/tags/2.0/inc/functions-core.php#L354
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3247987/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d0eafb20-4ef2-448b-9da7-ad8aa9e45215?source=cve

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