CVE-2025-1730

Simple Download Counter <= 2.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Read

2025-02-28 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 2.1
Affected Plugin: Simple Download Counter
Affected Version: <= 2.0
CVSS: 6.5Medium
Weakness type: CWE-73 · External Control of File Name or Path
CVE: CVE-2025-1730

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At a glance

CVE-2025-1730 is a medium-severity External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in the Simple Download Counter WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.0. It carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Author level or above. The issue is fixed in version 2.1; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed February 2025, reported by omstaendlig.

Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality.

CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path

The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations.

Remediation

Update to version 2.1, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

An attacker needs Author access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. Classes like this one can leave something behind, so the staged malware scanner is the second half: it looks for dropped files and modified code rather than for the request that created them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Simple Download Counter 2.1 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1730 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d0eafb20-4ef2-448b-9da7-ad8aa9e45215 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1730

Related records

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CVSS Vector

6.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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