CVE-2024-43162 WordPress Easy Digital Downloads plugin <= 3.2.12 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass access controls in the Easy Digital Downloads WordPress plugin to perform unauthorized actions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-43162?

CVE-2024-43162 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads, published on 1 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Easy Digital Downloads allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Easy Digital Downloads: from n/a through 3.2.12.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43162?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads.

How do I fix CVE-2024-43162?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43162 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-2024-43162 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43162 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cv4m-7ph2-f339.

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