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CVE-2023-40005

WordPress Easy Digital Downloads plugin <= 3.1.5 - Broken Access Control

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Easy Digital Downloads Easy Digital Downloads allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Easy Digital Downloads: from n/a through 3.1.5.

The Easy Digital Downloads – Sell Digital Files (eCommerce Store & Payments Made Easy) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform an unauthorized action.

*Credits: Nguyen Anh Tien (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-08-08 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-12-26 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-13 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-180: Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Easy Digital Downloads
Search vendor "Easy Digital Downloads"
 Easy Digital Downloads
Search vendor "Easy Digital Downloads" for product "Easy Digital Downloads"
 >= 0.0.0 <= 3.1.5
Search vendor "Easy Digital Downloads" for product "Easy Digital Downloads" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 3.1.5"
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Affected