CVE-2026-0741 Cross-site scripting in Electric Studio Download Counter
Administrators can inject malicious scripts into WordPress Download Counter settings, leading to script execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-0741?
CVE-2026-0741 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in electric-studio Electric Studio Download Counter, published on 14 Jan 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Electric Studio Download Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin settings in all versions up to, and including, 2.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0741?
How do I fix CVE-2026-0741?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0741 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-2026-0741 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0741 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r6f9-r292-gf37.