CVE-2026-120538
validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.GHSA-857c-39q5-mhcq ↗EUVD-2026-115672 ↗
description
Easy Digital Downloads for WordPress versions 3.7.2 and earlier can incorrectly authenticate a checkout user as an existing WordPress account. An unauthenticated attacker may take over an administrator account by completing a PayPal-related checkout using that administrator's email address, provided the administrator does not already have an Easy Digital Downloads customer record.
mitigation
Update from version 3.7.2 or earlier to a later vendor release that confirms the fix; the evidence does not identify the first fixed version. Until updating, disable PayPal-related checkout paths and guest checkout where operationally feasible.
outcome
Check only, differential: the check fires on the vulnerable build and is silent on the patched one.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-11-03 04:43Zghsa: trigger signal, started the run
- 2026-11-03 04:43Zcve.org record for CVE-2026-120538
this entry in the feed
GET /api/v1/feed/CVE-2026-120538
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published 2026-11-03 06:36Z
last change 2026-11-03 08:30Z
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