CVE-2025-4522 (GCVE-0-2025-4522)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-07 04:28 – Updated: 2025-11-07 14:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
IDonate 2.0.0 - 2.1.9 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary User Deletion via admin_post_donor_delete Function
Summary
The IDonate – Blood Donation, Request And Donor Management System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference via the admin_post_donor_delete() function in versions 2.0.0 to 2.1.9. By supplying an arbitrary user_id parameter value to the wp_delete_user() function, authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above could delete arbitrary user accounts, including those of administrators.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-11-07 14:54 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| themeatelier | IDonate – Blood Donation, Request And Donor Management System |
Affected:
2.0.0 , ≤ 2.1.9
(semver)
|
guessed |
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