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

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-10-22 · updated 2026-10-23
Weakness: CWE-288

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.

Affected products

quantumcloud Simple Link Directory: through 14.8.1

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/qc-simple-link-directory/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-link-directory-plugin-14-8-1-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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