Stored Cross-Site Scripting in PayPal Donation Shortcode Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-11859

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Paypal Donation Shortcode
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 November 2025

What is CVE-2025-11859?

The PayPal Donation Shortcode plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to improper sanitization of user inputs. Specifically, the 'paypal' shortcode allows authenticated users with contributor-level access and above to inject malicious scripts through the 'title' and 'text' parameters. These scripts can be executed in the context of users accessing the affected pages, potentially compromising user data and site integrity.

Affected Version(s)

Paypal Donation Shortcode * <= 0.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paypal-donatio...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Muhammad Yudha - DJ
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CVE-2025-11859 : Stored Cross-Site Scripting in PayPal Donation Shortcode Plugin for WordPress