Easy Digital Downloads Plugin 3.1/3.3.4 on WordPress Paywall improper authorization

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A vulnerability has been found in Easy Digital Downloads Plugin 3.1/3.3.4 on WordPress and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Paywall. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-9654. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Easy Digital Downloads Plugin 3.1/3.3.4 on WordPress and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Paywall. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Easy Digital Downloads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Improper Authorization in versions 3.1 through 3.3.4. This is due to a lack of sufficient validation checks within the 'verify_guest_email' function to ensure the requesting user is the intended recipient of the purchase receipt. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass intended security restrictions and view the receipts of other users, which contains a link to download paid content. Successful exploitation requires knowledge of another customers email address as well as the file ID of the content they purchased.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-9654 since 10/08/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/17/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Easy Digital Downloads Plugin

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• 3.1
• 3.3.4

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