CVE-2025-1730 Simple Download Counter <= 2.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Read
Authenticated attackers with Author access can read arbitrary files on the server, exposing sensitive configuration data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-1730?
CVE-2025-1730 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in specialk Simple Download Counter, published on 1 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-73
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1730?
How do I fix CVE-2025-1730?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1730 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-1730 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1730 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hp54-6wcp-9mv5.