Authorization bypass in smub Charitable – Donation Plugin for WordPress – Fundraising…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-639.
Summary
The Donation Forms by Charitable – Donations Plugin & Fundraising Platform for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.1.14. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying a user's identity when the ID parameter is supplied through the update_core_user() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the email address and password of arbitrary user accounts, including administrators, which can then be used to log in to those user accounts.
Why it matters now
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 1.8.1.14 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Charitable – Donation Plugin for WordPress – Fundraising with Recurring Donations & More Vendorsmub Affected up to 1.8.1.14 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wpcharitable:charitable:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.8.1.15 | Vulnerable | Wpcharitable |
- cpe:2.3:a:wpcharitable:charitable:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.8.1.15 Vulnerable ·Wpcharitable
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8791
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g3q3-27w2-fgmp
References
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Sources
- CVE-2024-8791 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-8791 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g3q3-27w2-fgmp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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