WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Easy Digital Downloads < 3.7.1 - Unauthenticated Account Creation with Registration Disabled
Description
The plugin does not consult the site's user registration setting before creating a WordPress account, allowing unauthenticated users to create an account and receive a logged-in session even when registration is disabled. The created account receives the site's default role.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 3.7.1 References
CVE
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Rik de Kok
Submitter
Jasper Weijts (Onvio Pentesting)
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-10-06 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-10-06 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-06 (about 1 day ago)
