CVE-2025-49899 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-49899: WordPress Whydonate plugin <= 4.0.15 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Jjlemstra
Product Whydonate
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published October 22, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in jjlemstra Whydonate wp-whydonate allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Whydonate: from n/a through <= 4.0.15.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Whydonate versions 4.0.15 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial-of-service condition. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited remotely over the network. Site availability may be disrupted if the affected component is actively used.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site unavailable or unresponsive by sending specially crafted requests.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site may become slow or unavailable if an attacker exploits this flaw.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 22, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated