CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. It affects WordPress. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.
CVE
CVE-2025-1730
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
0.43%
WordPress
Original NVD Description
The Simple Download Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 2.0 via the 'simple_download_counter_download_handler'. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including any local file on the server, such as wp-config.php or /etc/passwd.