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Status published
Medium
CVE-2023-40005
WordPress Easy Digital Downloads plugin <= 3.1.5 - Broken Access Control
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Nguyen Anh Tien | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
Easy Digital Downloads
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 13th, 2024
Last Modified:
April 29th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N