---
id: CVE-2025-49901
title: >-
  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.
summary: >-
  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.
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-288
published: '2025-10-22'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T11:10:00.250'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49901'
references:
  - url: >-
      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
    label: audit@patchstack.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00731
epssPercentile: 0.52845
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/Nxploited/CVE-2025-49901'
  checkedAt: '2026-10-08T11:32:03.415Z'
exploitAvailable: true
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T11:31:27.498Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.