Known vulnerabilities in Simple Download Counter

Simply counts the number of times your files are downloaded. Display download links and counts using shortcodes.

5Reported vulnerabilities

6.5Highest CVSS score

2.3.3Latest version

2,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Simple Download Counter to 2.3.1 or later. 5 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: August 9, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.1 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2025-1730	Medium 6.5	0.4%	0 to 2.0 (inclusive)	`2.1`	March 1, 2025
CVE-2026-4278	Medium 6.4	0.2%	0 to 2.3 (inclusive)	`2.3.1`	March 26, 2026
CVE-2025-46240	Medium 6.4	0.2%	2.2 and earlier	`2.2.1`	April 22, 2025
CVE-2023-4838	Medium 5.4	0.3%	1.6 and earlier	`1.6.1`	September 9, 2023
CVE-2025-13677	Medium 4.9	0.5%	0 to 2.2.2 (inclusive)	`2.2.3`	December 10, 2025

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.