CVE-2023-30869

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Elevated

9.8

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Easy Digital Downloads plugin allows unauth. Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Easy Digital Downloads: from 3.1 through 3.1.1.4.1.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 96.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 2, 2023

Last Modified

February 7, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 6, 2026

No patch confirmed yet.

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Privilege Escalation in WordPress Easy Digital Downloads Plugin - Patchstack

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/easy-digital-downloads/wordpress-easy-digital-downloads-plugin-3-1-1-4-1-unauthenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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Critical Easy Digital Downloads Vulnerability - Patchstack

https://patchstack.com/articles/critical-easy-digital-downloads-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Nucleihttp/cves/2023/CVE-2023-30869.yaml
First seen Jan 1, 2023
Easy Digital Downloads - Privilege Escalation
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-30869?

CVE-2023-30869 is a critical vulnerability published on May 2, 2023. Improper Authentication vulnerability in Easy Digital Downloads plugin allows unauth. Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Easy Digital Downloads: from 3.1 through 3.1.1.4.1.

When was CVE-2023-30869 disclosed?

CVE-2023-30869 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 2, 2023, with the most recent update on February 7, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-30869 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-30869 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 96.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-30869?

CVE-2023-30869 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-30869?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-30869, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2023-30869

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