CVE-2025-2252: easy digital downloads vulnerability

What is known

The Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.6.1 via the edd_ajax_get_download_title() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract private post titles of downloads. The impact here is minimal.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2025-2252, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) affecting easy digital downloads, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether easy digital downloads is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

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