PT-2026-20624 · WordPress · Wordpress+1

Kenneth Dunn · Published 2026-02-19 · Updated 2026-02-23 · CVE-2025-4521

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IDonate – Blood Donation, Request And Donor Management System plugin for WordPress versions 2.1.5 through 2.1.9

Description The IDonate plugin for WordPress has a flaw that allows unauthorized privilege escalation. Attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher can exploit a missing capability check in the idonate donor profile() function. This allows them to hijack accounts by changing the associated email address and initiating a password reset, potentially gaining full administrator privileges.

Recommendations Update to a version of the IDonate plugin that addresses this issue.

Fix

LPE

Improper Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-285

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-4521

Affected Products

Idonate

Wordpress

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4521 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/idonate/tags/2.1.9/src/Helpers/DonorFunctions.php#L310 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CveTodo/status/2024533745269649744 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/51d4b7f6-183b-4a8d-a94d-83c66950a872?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2025892070511050930 · Twitter Post
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/idonate/#developers · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3334424/idonate/tags/2.1.10/src/Helpers/DonorFunctions.php?old=3279142&old_path=idonate%2Ftags%2F2.1.9%2Fsrc%2FHelpers%2FDonorFunctions.php · Note