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CVE-2023-4838

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
September 9, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • specialk Simple Download Counter — Version 1.6
  • plugin-planet simple_download_counter — Up to and including 1.6

References