CVE-2025-46240 WordPress Simple Download Counter plugin <= 2.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Stored XSS in Simple Download Counter allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-46240?
CVE-2025-46240 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jeff Starr Simple Download Counter, published on 22 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jeff Starr Simple Download Counter simple-download-counter allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Simple Download Counter: from n/a through <= 2.2.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46240?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Plugin-Planet Simple Download Counter.
How do I fix CVE-2025-46240?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46240 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-46240 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46240 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jeff Starr Simple Download Counter
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g8xh-7qqw-v35m.