Simple Download Counter <= 2.2.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal
| CVE | CVE-2025-13677 |
|---|---|
| CVSS | 4.9 (Medium) |
| Publicly Published | December 9, 2025 |
| Last Updated | December 10, 2025 |
| Researcher |
ChamlaVic
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Description
The Simple Download Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.2. This is due to insufficient path validation in the `simple_download_counter_parse_path()` function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which may contain sensitive information such as database credentials (wp-config.php) or system files. Please note that the vendor opted to continue to allow remote file downloads from arbitrary locations on the server, however, has disabled this functionality on multi-sites and provided a warning to site owners in the readme.txt when they install the plugin. While not an optimal patch, we have considered this sufficient and recommend users proceed to use the plugin with caution.
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Vulnerability Details for Simple Download Counter
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug | simple-download-counter (view on wordpress.org) |
| Patched? | Yes |
| Remediation | Update to version 2.2.3, or a newer patched version |
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Recent vulnerabilities in Simple Download Counter
| # | Title | CVE ID | CVSS | Researchers | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simple Download Counter <= 2.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'text' Shortcode Attribute | CVE-2026-4278 | zaim | March 25, 2026 | |
| 2 | Simple Download Counter <= 2.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | CVE-2025-46240 | Muhammad Yudha - DJ | April 22, 2025 | |
| 3 | Simple Download Counter <= 2.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Read | CVE-2025-1730 | omstaendlig | February 28, 2025 | |
| 4 | Simple Download Counter <= 1.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | CVE-2023-4838 | Ngô Thiên An (ancorn_) | September 8, 2023 |
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