Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-25030 is a broken access control issue in the WordPress Buy Me a Coffee plugin through version 3.7. An unauthorized party may be able to make limited integrity-impacting changes, but the CVSS data indicates user interaction is required and no confidentiality or availability impact is described.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority WordPress hygiene item. It does not indicate data theft or service outage impact, but exposed public sites should not keep a known access-control flaw untracked or unresolved.
Technical view
The record describes missing authorization, mapped to CWE-862, affecting the Buy Me a Coffee WordPress plugin through 3.7. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with the Buy Me a Coffee plugin installed at version 3.7 or earlier. The bundle does not identify affected CPEs, fixed versions, install counts, or whether default configurations are vulnerable.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. The vulnerability is remotely reachable by CVSS, but requires user interaction and has only low integrity impact according to the published vector.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record, CVE List data, and Patchstack reference. The bundle does not provide endpoint details, proof of concept, fixed-version data, or exploitation telemetry, so validation should remain advisory-driven and non-invasive.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Buy Me a Coffee plugin and record installed versions.
- Check vendor and Patchstack guidance for a confirmed fixed version or official mitigation.
- Prioritize upgrade, removal, or disabling on sites running version 3.7 or earlier.
- Limit WordPress administrator access and plugin management to trusted maintainers.
- Monitor plugin-related settings and donation page changes for unexpected modification.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin slug buymeacoffee is present on each WordPress site.
- Compare installed versions against the affected range: through 3.7.
- Review vendor or Patchstack advisory details before performing security validation.
- Check site change logs for unexpected plugin configuration or content changes.
- Document sites where no fixed version or vendor mitigation is yet confirmed.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.