---
id: CVE-2026-105190
title: >-
  The Easy Digital Downloads WordPress plugin before 3.7.1 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 …
summary: >-
  The Easy Digital Downloads WordPress plugin before 3.7.1 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 …
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
product: Easy Digital Downloads
affected:
  - easy_digital_downloads < 3.7.1
published: '2026-10-08'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T20:51:18.123'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105190'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d167e184-af71-4ff8-8a2d-a665f7539fe4/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-08T10:53:49.631689Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T11:31:27.690Z'
---

## Overview

The Easy Digital Downloads WordPress plugin before 3.7.1 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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.