CVE-2025-6688 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2025-6688

Simple Payment 1.3.6 - 2.3.8 - Authentication Bypass to Admin

Vulnerability Description

The Simple Payment plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in versions 1.3.6 to 2.3.8. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying a user's identity prior to logging them in through the create_user() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as administrative users.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Kenneth Dunn

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Simple Payment
Vulnerable Versions:
1.3.6

Timeline

Official Publish: June 27th, 2025
Last Modified: June 27th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-288

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1550 Use Alternate Authentication Material
Defense Evasion
T1021 Remote Services
Lateral Movement
T1098 Account Manipulation
Privilege Escalation