Donation Forms by Charitable <= 1.7.0.12 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
The Donation Forms by Charitable plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.7.0.12 due to insufficient restriction on the 'update_core_user' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to specify their user role by supplying the 'role' parameter during a registration.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00914 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| smub | Charitable – Donation Plugin for WordPress – Fundraising with Recurring Donations & More | up to 1.7.0.12 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Charitable – Donation Plugin for WordPress – Fundraising with Recurring Donations & More Vendorsmub Affected up to 1.7.0.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wpcharitable:charitable:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.7.0.12 | Vulnerable | Wpcharitable |
- cpe:2.3:a:wpcharitable:charitable:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.7.0.12 Vulnerable ·Wpcharitable
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4404
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r6gx-4w42-5379
References
More smub vulnerabilities
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- TI-2026-83530 Remote code execution in NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-78567 PHP object injection in Duplicator and Duplicator Pro plugins CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-01649 ExactMetrics 8.6.0 - 9.0.2 - Authenticated (Custom) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Plugin Installation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-01160 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery <= 4.0.4 - Authenticated (Author+) Local File Inclusion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-12465 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery <= 3.59.12 - Authenticated… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-4404 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4404 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r6gx-4w42-5379 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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