9.8

CVE-2023-40005: WordPress Easy Digital Downloads plugin <= 3.1.5 - Broken Access Control

Modified
Published 13-12-2024Last modified 29-04-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-40005 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Missing Authorization vulnerability in awesomemotive easy_digital_downloads. EPSS estimates a 0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.64%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-12-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 29-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.64%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

50%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.64% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Awesomemotive1 product
Syed balkhi1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • easy-digital-downloads≤ 3.1.5 (fixed in 3.2.0)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links