---
id: CVE-2025-60242
title: >-
  Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  vulnerability in Anatoly Download Counter download-counter allows Path
  Traversal.This issue affects Download Counter: from n/a through <= 1.4.
summary: >-
  Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  vulnerability in Anatoly Download Counter download-counter allows Path
  Traversal.This issue affects Download Counter: from n/a through <= 1.4.
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
published: '2025-11-06'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T21:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60242'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/download-counter/vulnerability/wordpress-download-counter-plugin-1-4-arbitrary-file-download-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
    label: audit@patchstack.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00475
epssPercentile: 0.39056
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T21:54:14.952Z'
---

## Overview

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Anatoly Download Counter download-counter allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Download Counter: from n/a through <= 1.4.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.