Simple Download Counter: Cross-site scripting
Simple Download Counter is affected by cross-site scripting. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Simple Download Counter
- Plugin slug
simple-download-counter- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 09, 2023
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Sep 09, 2023 and is one of 5 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Simple Download Counter to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Simple Download Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes like 'before' and 'after'. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N