Open Redirect in Accept Donations with PayPal Enables Phishing

Publication date: 2025-12-24

Last updated on: 2026-04-27

Assigner: Patchstack

Description

URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in Scott Paterson Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe easy-paypal-donation allows Phishing.This issue affects Accept Donations with PayPal & Stripe: from n/a through <= 1.5.2.

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Published

2025-12-24

Last Modified

2026-04-27

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-12-24

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-68602

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
scott_paterson	accept_donations_with_paypal	1.5.1

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Exploitability

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-601	The web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a redirect.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an Open Redirect issue in the Scott Paterson Accept Donations with PayPal plugin (version 1.5.1 and earlier). It allows attackers to redirect users to untrusted external websites, which can be used for phishing attacks.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to phishing attacks by redirecting users to malicious websites without their knowledge, potentially resulting in credential theft, malware infection, or other security risks.

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