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 3.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 AC-14 (Permitted Actions Without Identification or Authentication) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement).
Deeper analysis
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.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-1527
Vulnerability details
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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Related Threats
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).
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Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Enforces approved authorizations for access to system resources, directly countering the missing authorization vulnerability that enables unauthenticated arbitrary content deletion.
Limits and explicitly authorizes only defined actions without identification or authentication, preventing unauthenticated exploitation of incorrectly configured access controls.
Mandates timely remediation of identified flaws in software components like the vulnerable WordPress plugin, eliminating the specific missing authorization issue.