TI-2026-68289 Aliases CVE-2026-104394 GHSA-5mw9-7q22-35c8

Cross-site scripting in WordPress Charitable plugin

LOW 31CWE-79Published 2026-10-06 · Updated 2026-10-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · Low
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Charitable WordPress plugin by Syed Balkhi is affected through 1.8.12.3. Improper neutralization of input during web page generation (CWE-79) lets an unauthenticated attacker inject script into pages. Exploitation requires a user to interact with the crafted content.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Charitable <= 1.8.12.3 versions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0023 13th 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: 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
Syed Balkhi	Charitable	up to 1.8.12.3	—	No fix listed	CNA

Charitable VendorSyed Balkhi Affected up to 1.8.12.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Charitable.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Timeline

2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-104394
2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-5mw9-7q22-35c8
2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
2026-10-06 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

Other 1

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/charitable/vulnerability/wordpress-charitable-plugin-1-8-12-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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Sources

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