# Simple Download Counter

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

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `simple-download-counter`
- Author: Jeff Starr
- Version: 2.4
- Active installs: 2,000+
- Last update: 2026-11-05 (8 days ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.2 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 5.0, PHP 5.6.20
- Tags: download counter, download manager, downloads, file manager, statistics
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-download-counter/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 8 days ago.
- OK: Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Phones home ↔ Private, Heavy ↔ Light, Behind ↔ Current, Pushy ↔ Fair, Closed ↔ Agent-ready, Leaves a mess ↔ Clean exit.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2026-03-25 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'text' Shortcode Attribute (up to 2.3). CVE-2026-4278, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f23dec73-9031-4829-a84b-4979c8e8ded4?source=api-prod
- 2025-12-09 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal (up to 2.2.2). CVE-2025-13677, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b82a0f71-29d7-469a-8c69-5ab68d599cb9?source=api-prod
- 2025-04-22 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 2.2). CVE-2025-46240, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e9914ecb-0214-4991-96ae-425da7104ede?source=api-prod
- 2025-02-28 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Read (up to 2.0). CVE-2025-1730, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d0eafb20-4ef2-448b-9da7-ad8aa9e45215?source=api-prod
- 2023-09-08 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (1.6 to 1.6). CVE-2023-4838, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/aa5f7f2a-c7b7-4339-a608-51fd684c18bf?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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