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Easy Digital DownloadsWordPress extension · Sandhillsdev

CVE-2024-31293

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-12
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 3.2.7 or later.
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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Easy Digital Downloads.This issue affects Easy Digital Downloads: from n/a through 3.2.6.

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 · moderate confidence

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Easy Digital Downloads WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated administrators by tricking them into visiting malicious pages or clicking crafted links. The vulnerability affects all versions through 3.2.6 and stems from missing or improper CSRF token validation on state-changing operations.

MitigationUpdate Easy Digital Downloads to the latest version which includes proper anti-CSRF token validation. Additionally, enforce SameSite cookie attributes and implement origin/referer validation as defense-in-depth measures.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Affected:< 3.2.7

CVSS 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
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if Easy Digital Downloads plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins and look for 'Easy Digital Downloads' in the list of installed plugins, or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'easy-digital-downloads'
    Affected if The plugin is not found in the plugins list or directory
  2. Locate the plugin version information
    If the plugin is installed, open the main plugin file (typically easy-digital-downloads/easy-digital-downloads.php) and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comments at the top of the file, or check the version shown on the Plugins page in WordPress admin
    Affected if Unable to locate version information indicates the plugin may not be properly installed
  3. Compare installed version to affected range
    Compare the installed version number against the affected range: any version below 3.2.7 (such as 3.2.6, 3.2.5, 3.2.0, etc.) is vulnerable. Versions 3.2.7 and later include proper CSRF token validation
    Affected if Installed version is less than 3.2.7 (e.g., 3.2.6, 3.2.5, etc.)
  4. Verify plugin is active on the site
    Check that the plugin is not only installed but also activated. In WordPress Admin > Plugins, ensure Easy Digital Downloads shows as 'Active'
    Affected if Plugin is activated and version is below 3.2.7

If Easy Digital Downloads plugin is installed, active, and the version is below 3.2.7, the environment is affected by this CSRF vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 3.2.7 or later
Fixed in 3.2.7
Interim mitigation

Update Easy Digital Downloads to the latest version which includes proper anti-CSRF token validation. Additionally, enforce SameSite cookie attributes and implement origin/referer validation as defense-in-depth measures.

Recommended fix High confidence

Easy Digital Downloads 3.2.7

  1. 1. Back up your WordPress site and database before making any changes.
  2. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins in your WordPress admin dashboard.
  3. 3. Find Easy Digital Downloads in the plugin list.
  4. 4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to update to version 3.2.7 or later.
  5. 5. Alternatively, download Easy Digital Downloads version 3.2.7 from the official WordPress plugin repository or your account at easydigitaldownloads.com.
  6. 6. Deactivate and delete the current version, then upload and install version 3.2.7.
  7. 7. Verify the update was successful by checking the plugin version in Plugins > Installed Plugins.

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Easy Digital Downloads Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
25.0 hours of engineering $4,400
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