CVE-2023-30869 — Improper Authentication vulnerability in Easy Digital Downloads plugin allows un
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Easy Digital Downloads plugin allows unauth. Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Easy Digital Downloads: from 3.1 through 3.1.1.4.1.
Published
2023-05-02T09:46:36.439Z
Last modified
2025-01-08T22:08:16.581Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
Improper Authentication vulnerability in Easy Digital Downloads plugin allows unauth. Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Easy Digital Downloads: from 3.1 through 3.1.1.4.1.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| Easy Digital Downloads | Easy Digital Downloads | 3.1 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2023-05-02T09:46:36.439Z
- Last modified: 2025-01-08T22:08:16.581Z
09References
- patchstack.com — https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/easy-digital-downloads/wordpress-e…
- patchstack.com — https://patchstack.com/articles/critical-easy-digital-downloads-vulnerability?_s…
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