CVE-2025-22715
Published: 08 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-22715 is a high-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 6.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring an access control policy ensures authorization checks are defined and applied for critical functions.
Reviews of access controls detect missing authorization checks on critical functions or resources.
Documenting permitted unauthenticated actions prevents missing authorization by making all exceptions explicit and subject to organizational review.
Requiring attribute association with information prevents authorization from being performed without necessary security or privacy context.
Mandating authorization prior to allowing remote connections addresses missing authorization for remote access.
Mandating authorization before wireless connections are allowed prevents missing authorization for wireless access.
The control requires authorization before allowing mobile device connections, directly mitigating missing authorization for system access.
Requiring approvals for account creation and specifying authorizations ensures authorization is not missing for system access.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Missing authorization in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables remote unauthenticated exploitation (T1190) resulting in arbitrary stored content deletion that produces availability impact (T1485).
NVD Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in loopus WP Attractive Donations System - Easy Stripe & Paypal donations WP_AttractiveDonationsSystem allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Attractive Donations System - Easy Stripe & Paypal donations: from n/a through <=…
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Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-22715 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the WP Attractive Donations System - Easy Stripe & Paypal donations WordPress plugin by loopus. The flaw allows exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels and affects all versions of the plugin from n/a through 1.25 inclusive. Published on 2026-01-08, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H), indicating high severity primarily due to availability impact.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Exploitation enables arbitrary content deletion within the affected WordPress installation, leading to denial-of-service conditions by disrupting site functionality and potentially rendering content inaccessible.
The Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/WP_AttractiveDonationsSystem/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-attractive-donations-system-easy-stripe-paypal-donations-plugin-1-25-arbitrary-content-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) characterizes it as an arbitrary content deletion vulnerability specifically in plugin version 1.25 and serves as a key reference for mitigation guidance.
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