CVE-2025-12583 — Vulnerability Advisory

Overview

Summary

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.

Risk profile

CVSS assessment

6.4 · M E D I U M

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

Attack vector: N E T W O R K
Complexity: L O W
Privileges: L O W
User interaction: N O N E
Scope: C H A N G E D
Confidentiality: L O W
Integrity: L O W
Availability: N O N E

Classification

Weaknesses

Missing Authorization CWE-862

References

3 sources

plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-downloads-list/tags/1.5.0/admin/adminpanel_v3.php?rev=3388438
plugins.trac.wordpress.org 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=
www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cbee3d3b-383b-48f5-be63-61cd692a18a0?source=cve