EUVD-2026-37996
GHSA-5xwx-hh9j-4wj5
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Network-reachable, no auth required (PR:N), low complexity; impact is limited to partial confidentiality of subscription metadata with no integrity or availability effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).
CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
The 2Download Connector for 2DL Hosted Checkout plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.5. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view arbitrary customers' subscription data including subscription status, product names, order IDs, purchase dates, and expiry dates.
AnalysisAI
Unauthorized subscription data exposure in the 2Download Connector for 2DL Hosted Checkout WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated network attackers to read arbitrary customers' subscription records - including subscription status, product names, order IDs, purchase dates, and expiry dates - across all versions up to and including 0.1.5. The root cause is a missing authorization check in the plugin's shortcode handlers (Shortcodes.php), meaning any unauthenticated HTTP request can trigger the data-retrieval logic without identity verification. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Technical ContextAI
The affected component is the 2Download Connector for 2DL Hosted Checkout WordPress plugin (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:2download:2download_connector_for_2dl_hosted_checkout:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), a connector between WordPress/WooCommerce environments and the 2DL hosted checkout service. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), meaning the code executes privileged operations - specifically, retrieval of per-customer subscription records - without first confirming the requesting user has rights to access that data. Source references point to three distinct locations within Shortcodes.php (lines 1278, 1767, and 1776), indicating multiple shortcode handlers share this authorization omission. WordPress shortcodes can be invoked via AJAX or frontend page rendering, making them reachable by unauthenticated visitors in typical configurations. The vulnerability is reported by Wordfence, a specialist WordPress security intelligence provider.
RemediationAI
A changeset has been committed to the plugin's trunk repository (https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3524785%402download-connector&new=3524785%402download-connector), suggesting an upstream fix exists; however, a formally released patched version number is not independently confirmed in the available data - administrators should check the WordPress plugin repository for a version newer than 0.1.5 and upgrade immediately upon availability. As a compensating control while awaiting a confirmed patch, site administrators can deactivate or uninstall the 2Download Connector plugin entirely; this eliminates the attack surface with the trade-off of disabling 2DL checkout integration. Alternatively, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) rule blocking unauthenticated requests to the specific AJAX actions or shortcode endpoints exposed by the plugin can reduce exposure, though this requires identifying the exact action names from the Shortcodes.php source. Restricting the WordPress site to authenticated users only (e.g., requiring login to view any page) would prevent unauthenticated exploitation but is unsuitable for public storefronts. Monitor Wordfence advisories at the reference URL for patch version confirmation.
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