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CVE-2023-30869

WordPress Easy Digital Downloads Plugin 3.1-3.1.1.4.1 is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation

9.8 Critical

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.10%Up 3.1 points since May 3, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.8

WordPress Easy Digital Downloads Plugin 3.1-3.1.1.4.1 is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation

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.

Record
CVE-2023-30869
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-35209 9.8

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.

Record
EUVD-2023-35209
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-49r3-jh88-8r77 9.8

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Easy Digital Downloads plugin allows unauth. Privilege...

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.

Record
GHSA-49r3-jh88-8r77
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 9.8

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.

Record
CVE-2023-30869
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
NucleiEasy Digital Downloads - Privilege Escalation

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD

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In short

CVE-2023-30869 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads, published May 2, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.10%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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