CVE-2022-0706: Easy Digital Downloads < 2.11.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-0706 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in awesomemotive easy_digital_downloads. EPSS estimates a 0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 18-04-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 02-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Easy Digital Downloads WordPress plugin before 2.11.6 does not sanitise and escape the Downloadable File Name in the Logs, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST4.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.66%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
51%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.66% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Awesomemotive1 product
- easy_digital_downloads< 2.11.6
Unknown1 product
- easy digital downloads – simple ecommerce for selling digital files≥ 2.11.6, < 2.11.6
Wordpress1 product
- easy-digital-downloads< 2.11.6
3 vendors · 3 products
References
3 links- wpscan.com/vulnerability/598d5c1b-7930-46a6-9a31-5e08a5f14907X Refsource MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory