CVE-2025-8294

MEDIUM 6.4

Download Counter <= 1.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via name Parameter

CVSS Score

6.4

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

The Download Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘name’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

CWE	CWE-79
Vendor	anatolyk
Product	download counter
Published	Aug 5, 2025
Last Updated	Apr 8, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

anatolyk / Download Counter

0 ≤ 1.3

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9fcf7936-8a28-45b9-a9dc-fd7257a83a84?source=cve wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-counter/#developers plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3338968

Credits

Gilang Asra Bilhadi