Stored cross-site scripting in Easy Digital Downloads plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Easy Digital Downloads plugin for WordPress by smub is affected in all versions up to and including 3.6.9. Insufficient input sanitization and output escaping let script content be stored through PayPal IPN parameters (CWE-79). An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a user accesses an injected page.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
The Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via PayPal IPN Parameters in all versions up to, and including, 3.6.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| smub | Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy | up to 3.6.9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy Vendorsmub Affected up to 3.6.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:awesomemotive:easy_digital_downloads:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Awesomemotive |
- cpe:2.3:a:awesomemotive:easy_digital_downloads:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Awesomemotive
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Easy Digital Downloads.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-10 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14335
- 2026-10-10 Alias added: GHSA-fx82-3c3c-j2g6
- 2026-10-11 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-11 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Other 2
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/eea7ddc4-b3fb-4bad-9acc-9d913ecb8e1b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3625073/easy-digital-downloads/trunk/includes/admin/reporting/class-gateway-error-logs-list-table.php?old=3226442&old_path=easy-digital-downloads%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Fadmin%2Freporting%2Fclass-gateway-error-logs-list-table.php
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Sources
- CVE-2026-14335 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-14335 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fx82-3c3c-j2g6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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