What is CVE-2025-6688?

CVE-2025-6688 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Idokd Simple Payment, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2025-6688?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Idokd Simple Payment

CVE-2025-6688

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.

EPSS: 0.005 (36.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Idokd Simple Payment — versions 1.3.6
Idokd Simple_payment

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-6688?: CVE-2025-6688 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Idokd Simple Payment, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2025-6688?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.