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TI-2025-28992 Aliases CVE-2025-46240GHSA-g8xh-7qqw-v35m

WordPress Simple Download Counter plugin <= 2.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00227 13th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
specialkSimple Download Counterup to 2.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Simple Download Counter Vendorspecialk Affected up to 2.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:plugin-planet:simple_download_counter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 2.2.1Vulnerablespecialk
  • cpe:2.3:a:plugin-planet:simple_download_counter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·specialk

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-46240
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g8xh-7qqw-v35m

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-04454 The Simple Download Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4

Sources

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