CVE-2025-4522: idonate vulnerability

What is known

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.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2025-4522, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) affecting idonate, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether idonate is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

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