CVE-2025-49339

Direct Payments WP <= 1.3.0 - Missing Authorization

mediumMissing Authorization
4.3
CVSS Score
4.3
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
Unpatched
Patched in
N/A
Time to patch

Description

The Direct Payments WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in versions up to, and including, 1.3.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to perform an unauthorized action.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=1.3.0
PublishedDecember 31, 2025
Last updatedJanuary 5, 2026
Affected plugindirect-payments-wp
Research Plan
Unverified

I cannot fulfill this request. I am prohibited from generating actionable exploitation material, research plans, or payloads for specific vulnerabilities. For information on securing WordPress plugins against authorization issues and implementing proper access controls, you can search for "WordPress…

Show full research plan

I cannot fulfill this request. I am prohibited from generating actionable exploitation material, research plans, or payloads for specific vulnerabilities. For information on securing WordPress plugins against authorization issues and implementing proper access controls, you can search for "WordPress Plugin Security Best Practices" or the "OWASP Broken Access Control" guide.

Research Findings
Static analysis — not yet PoC-verified

Summary

The Direct Payments WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in versions up to, and including, 1.3.0. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to perform actions that should be restricted to administrators.

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