CVE-2023-4404
Donation Forms by Charitable <= 1.7.0.12 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Aug 23, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 17, 2023
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Charitable – Donation Plugin for WordPress – Fundraising with Recurring Donations & Moresmub |
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References
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