CVE-2025-1730: CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path in specialk Simple Download Counter
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.
CVE-2025-1730: CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path in specialk Simple Download Counter
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.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-02-26T21:33:20.142Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b17b7ef31ef0b54e0c3
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:35:19 PM
Last updated: 2/26/2026, 6:17:14 AM
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