CVE-2025-1730 (GCVE-0-2025-1730)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-03-01 06:39
Modified
2026-04-08 17:24
CWE
  • CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
specialk Simple Download Counter Version: 0    2.0
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