Easy Digital DownloadsWordPress extension · Awesomemotive
CVE-2015-9531
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) Wish Lists extension for WordPress, as used with EDD 1.8.x before 1.8.7, 1.9.x before 1.9.10, 2.0.x before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.11, 2.2.x before 2.2.9, and 2.3.x before 2.3.7, has XSS because add_query_arg is misused.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) Wish Lists extension for WordPress contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability caused by improper use of the add_query_arg function. The function builds URLs but does not escape output; when developers fail to apply escaping functions like esc_url() or esc_attr() when rendering the generated URL, malicious input can be injected and executed in user browsers.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Easy Digital DownloadsWordPress extension
>= 1.8, < 1.8.7>= 1.9, < 1.9.10>= 2.0, < 2.0.5>= 2.1, < 2.1.11>= 2.2, < 2.2.9>= 2.3, < 2.3.7all versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm EDD Wish Lists extension is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and look for 'Easy Digital Downloads - Wish Lists' or 'EDD Wish Lists' in the installed plugins listAffected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list and is activated
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Check the installed Wish Lists versionIn WordPress admin > Plugins, find the EDD Wish Lists entry and note the version number displayedAffected if The version is any version (all versions of the Wish Lists extension are affected)
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Verify Easy Digital Downloads core plugin versionIn WordPress admin > Plugins, locate the 'Easy Digital Downloads' core plugin and note its version numberAffected if The version falls within any of these ranges: >=1.8 and <1.8.7; >=1.9 and <1.9.10; >=2.0 and <2.0.5; >=2.1 and <2.1.11; >=2.2 and <2.2.9; >=2.3 and <2.3.7
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Inspect plugin files for vulnerable add_query_arg usageAccess the plugin files via FTP or file manager, locate the Wish Lists extension files (typically in wp-content/plugins/edd-wish-lists/), and search for add_query_arg calls that lack esc_url() or esc_attr() wrapping when outputting URLsAffected if Code contains add_query_arg() being echoed or printed without proper escaping functions like esc_url() or esc_attr() applied to the output
If the EDD Wish Lists extension is installed and active, the environment is affected since all versions of this extension contain the XSS vulnerability, regardless of the core EDD version.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data1.8.71.9.102.0.5
Update the EDD Wish Lists extension to one of the patched versions (1.8.7, 1.9.10, 2.0.5, 2.1.11, 2.2.9, or 2.3.7 or later) to resolve the XSS vulnerability.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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