9.8Critical

CVE-2025-49901WordPress Simple Link Directory plugin < 14.8.1 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

quantumcloud Simple Link Directory Published: 2025-10-22 17:32 (1 year ago)

Description

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in quantumcloud Simple Link Directory qc-simple-link-directory allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects Simple Link Directory: from n/a through < 14.8.1.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-288

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

Vendor	Product	Versions
quantumcloud	Simple Link Directory	≤ 14.8.1

References and patches

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/qc-simple-link-directory/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-link… vdb-entry

CVSS score

9.8Critical

Source: Patchstack · CVSS 3.1

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

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

All scores (2)

cna	CVSS 3.1	9.8Critical
audit@patchstack.com	CVSS 3.1	9.8Critical

EPSS (chance of exploitation in 30 days)

0.73%

higher than 55% of all CVEs

CISA assessment (SSVC)

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total

Timeline

ID reserved2025-06-11
Published2025-10-22 17:32
Reached IP-DB2026-10-25 00:01
Last updated2026-10-24 01:10

Assigned by (CNA): Patchstack
NVD status: Deferred

View at source: CVE.org · NVD

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