CVE-2025-10186 Missing authorization in WhyDonate – FREE Donate button – Crowdfunding – Fundraising

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can delete rows from the wp_wdplugin_style table due to a missing capability check in the WhyDonate WordPress plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-10186?

CVE-2025-10186 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in jjlemstra WhyDonate – FREE Donate button – Crowdfunding – Fundraising, published on 15 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WhyDonate – FREE Donate button – Crowdfunding – Fundraising plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the remove_row function in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.15. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete rows from the wp_wdplugin_style table.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-10186?

How do I fix CVE-2025-10186?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-10186 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-10186 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-10186 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g9j8-gqff-mm6g.

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