CVE-2026-42638 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Easy Digital Downloads <= 3.7.1 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Syed Balkhi

Easy Digital Downloads

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 3.7.1

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Project Subscriptions

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/easy-digital-downloads/vulnerability/wordpress-easy-digital-downloads-plugin-3-7-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Easy Digital Downloads <= 3.7.1 versions.
Title		WordPress Easy Digital Downloads plugin <= 3.7.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-862
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/easy-digital-downloads/vulnerability/wordpress-easy-digital-downloads-plugin-3-7-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-10-06T08:35:02.876Z

Updated: 2026-10-06T10:31:30.079Z

Reserved: 2026-04-29T07:06:45.122Z

Link: CVE-2026-42638

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-06T10:28:36.382Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-06T09:17:55.627

Modified: 2026-10-06T11:17:29.037

Link: CVE-2026-42638

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-862

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