CVE-2025-47517 WordPress Accept Donations with PayPal plugin <= 1.4.5 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability
Attackers can exploit CSRF to inject stored XSS payloads, allowing script execution in victim browsers via the Accept Donations with PayPal plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-47517?
CVE-2025-47517 is a high-severity vulnerability in Scott Paterson Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe, published on 7 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Scott Paterson Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe easy-paypal-donation allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe: from n/a through <= 1.4.5.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-47517?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpplugin Accept Donations With Paypal.
How do I fix CVE-2025-47517?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-47517 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-47517 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-47517 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Scott Paterson Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe
- CVE-2021-24989 Accept Donations with PayPal < 1.3.4 - Arbitrary Post Deletion via CSRF
- CVE-2021-24815 Paypal Donation < 1.3.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2021-24570 Paypal Donation < 1.3.1 - CSRF to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2021-24572 Paypal Donation < 1.3.1 - CSRF to Arbitrary Post Deletion
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3qgh-jp39-263h.