Vulnerability · Published Nov 8, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-12583Simple Downloads List <= 1.4.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Simple Downloads List from neofix. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Simple Downloads List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wp_ajax_neofix_sdl_edit' AJAX endpoint along with many others in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to alter many of the plugin's settings/downloads and inject malicious web scripts.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| neofix | Simple Downloads List | 0 – through 1.4.3 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cbee3d3b-383b-48f5-be63-61cd692a18a0?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-downloads-list/tags/1.5.0/admin/adminpanel_v3.php?rev=3388438
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/simple-downloads-list/tags/1.4.3&new_path=/simple-downloads-list/tags/1.5.0&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=