CVE-2023-40005 WordPress Easy Digital Downloads plugin <= 3.1.5 - Broken Access Control
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Easy Digital Downloads WordPress plugin to perform unauthorized actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-40005?
CVE-2023-40005 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads, published on 13 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Syed Balkhi 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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40005?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads.
How do I fix CVE-2023-40005?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40005 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2023-40005 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40005 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads
- CVE-2023-30869 WordPress Easy Digital Downloads Plugin 3.1-3.1.1.4.1 is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2022-3600 Easy Digital Downloads < 3.1.0.2 - Unauthenticated CSV Injection
- CVE-2015-9324 SQL injection in n/a
- CVE-2024-5057 WordPress Easy Digital Downloads plugin <= 3.2.12 - SQL Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2022-2439 Deserialization in Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy
Sources
Also known as GHSA-485q-m5hh-2rqx.