TI-2023-04454 Aliases CVE-2023-4838 GHSA-qqwv-pw4q-3733

The Simple Download Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site…

LOW 28Published 2023-09-09 · Updated 2025-02-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00365 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
specialk	Simple Download Counter	1.6	—	No fix listed	CNA

Simple Download Counter Vendorspecialk Affected 1.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:plugin-planet:simple_download_counter::::::wordpress::*	up to 1.6	Vulnerable	specialk

cpe:2.3:a:plugin-planet:simple_download_counter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.6 Vulnerable ·specialk

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4838
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qqwv-pw4q-3733

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2963794

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/aa5f7f2a-c7b7-4339-a608-51fd684c18bf?source=cve

TI-2025-28992 WordPress Simple Download Counter plugin <= 2.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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