CVE-2025-47517 HIGH

CVE-2025-47517: WordPress Accept Donations with PayPal plugin <= 1.4.5 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Vendor Scott Paterson
Product Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published May 7, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Scott Paterson Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe easy-paypal-donation allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe: from n/a through <= 1.4.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe versions 1.4.5 and earlier contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the donation plugin without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the admin to visit the attacker's page while logged into the WordPress site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the donation plugin by tricking a logged-in admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can modify donation settings, alter payment configurations, or redirect funds without the site owner's knowledge.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage; no special privileges or authentication by the attacker required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 7, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated