CVE-2025-52790 WordPress WP-DownloadCounter plugin <= 1.01 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability
Attackers can exploit CSRF to inject stored XSS payloads, allowing malicious script execution in victim browsers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-52790?
CVE-2025-52790 is a high-severity vulnerability in r-win WP-DownloadCounter, published on 20 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in r-win WP-DownloadCounter wp-downloadcounter allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP-DownloadCounter: from n/a through <= 1.01.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-52790?
How do I fix CVE-2025-52790?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-52790 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-52790 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-52790 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rqpp-8vhc-492f.