Charitable <= 1.8.12.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via 'order' Shortcode Attribute
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Charitable – Donation & Fundraising Platform (Donation Forms, Recurring Donations & Fundraising Campaigns) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to generic SQL Injection via 'order' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.12.1 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. The [charitable_donors] shortcode is accessible to Contributor-level users via draft or pending post previews, providing an authenticated but low-privileged entry point for exploitation.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 & Fundraising Platform (Donation Forms, Recurring Donations & Fundraising Campaigns) | up to 1.8.12.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Charitable – Donation & Fundraising Platform (Donation Forms, Recurring Donations & Fundraising Campaigns) Vendorsmub Affected up to 1.8.12.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-77189
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-65hr-7qjp-r73r
References
Other 8
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1cfc48bc-1768-49ef-bb22-7fa2c6691b23?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/charitable/tags/1.8.12.1/includes/abstracts/abstract-class-charitable-query.php#L443
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/charitable/tags/1.8.12.1/includes/abstracts/abstract-class-charitable-query.php#L194
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/charitable/tags/1.8.12.1/includes/queries/class-charitable-donor-query.php#L60
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/charitable/tags/1.8.12.1/includes/shortcodes/class-charitable-donors-shortcode.php#L52
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/charitable/tags/1.8.12.1/includes/shortcodes/class-charitable-donors-shortcode.php#L171
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/charitable/tags/1.8.12.1/includes/shortcodes/charitable-shortcodes-hooks.php#L37
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3662994%40charitable&new=3662994%40charitable
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Sources
- CVE-2026-77189 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-77189 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-65hr-7qjp-r73r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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