CVE-2026-59524 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in Easy Digital Downloads <= 3.6.7 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

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

Sandhills Development, LLC

Easy Digital Downloads

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 3.6.7

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Project Subscriptions

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

Update the WordPress Easy Digital Downloads Plugin to the latest available version (at least 3.6.8).

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-3-6-7-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Unauthenticated Broken Authentication in Easy Digital Downloads <= 3.6.7 versions.
Title		WordPress Easy Digital Downloads plugin <= 3.6.7 - Broken Authentication vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-288
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/easy-digital-downloads/vulnerability/wordpress-easy-digital-downloads-plugin-3-6-7-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-07-23T11:18:17.600Z

Updated: 2026-07-23T14:52:58.253Z

Reserved: 2026-07-05T21:27:42.076Z

Link: CVE-2026-59524

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-23T14:10:36.797Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-288

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