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.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-03-01T06:39:28.498Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-08T17:24:57.673Z

Source :

Wordfence
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-1730 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Wordpress
  • Wordpress
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-1730.

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