Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-58938

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-18
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in ThemeAtelier IDonatePro idonate-pro allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects IDonatePro: from n/a through <= 2.1.9.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

This is a missing authorization vulnerability in the IDonatePro WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.1.9). The plugin fails to properly enforce access control checks on certain functionality, allowing attackers to exploit incorrectly configured security levels. This could permit unauthorized users to access or manipulate donation-related features and data that should require proper authentication and authorization.

MitigationImplement proper capability checks, nonce verification, and role-based access control (RBAC) on all sensitive functions and AJAX endpoints within the plugin. Validate user permissions before allowing any data access or modification operations.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify IDonatePro plugin installation and version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate IDonatePro. Note the version number displayed. Alternatively, check the plugin main file header via file system.
    Affected if The installed version is 2.1.9 or lower (any version up to and including 2.1.9).
  2. Inspect plugin AJAX endpoints for capability checks
    Review the plugin PHP files for AJAX action handlers (wp_ajax_ and wp_ajax_nopriv_ hooks). Look for functions handling donation data, campaign settings, or user data. Check if these handlers call current_user_can() or a similar capability check before processing requests.
    Affected if Any AJAX endpoint handling sensitive donation operations lacks a current_user_can() or equivalent permission check, or only checks for a logged-in user without verifying specific capabilities.
  3. Review donation management functions for authorization
    Examine PHP functions related to creating, updating, deleting, or viewing donations, campaigns, or donor records. Search the plugin code for function definitions handling these operations and verify they include role or capability validation.
    Affected if Functions that access or modify donation data do not verify user roles or capabilities before executing.
  4. Check admin page access controls
    Identify plugin admin menu pages and their associated handler functions. Verify that each page load or form submission validates that the current user has appropriate administrative privileges.
    Affected if Admin pages or forms for managing donations or plugin settings are accessible to users without administrator or appropriate roles.

You are affected if IDonatePro version 2.1.9 or lower is installed AND the plugin contains AJAX endpoints or functions handling donation data that lack proper capability checks or role-based access validation.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper capability checks, nonce verification, and role-based access control (RBAC) on all sensitive functions and AJAX endpoints within the plugin. Validate user permissions before allowing any data access or modification operations.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
19.0 hours of engineering $3,380
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