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Total Donations CVE-2026-73390

| EUVDEUVD-2026-62391 CRITICAL
Incorrect Privilege Assignment (CWE-266)
2026-08-19 Patchstack GHSA-gcmv-5j7j-qj9m
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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9.8 CRITICAL

Unauthenticated network-reachable privilege escalation with no user interaction and low complexity yielding administrator control gives PR:N/UI:N/AC:L and full H/H/H impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Aug 19, 2026 - 13:21 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 19, 2026 - 12:38 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in Total Donations <= 2.0.5 versions.

AnalysisAI

Privilege escalation in the Total Donations WordPress plugin (versions 2.0.5 and earlier) lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker improperly assign or elevate account privileges, reported by Patchstack under CVE-2026-73390. Because the flaw needs no authentication and carries full confidentiality/integrity/availability impact (CVSS 9.8), a successful exploit can hand an attacker administrative control over the WordPress site. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Scan for Total Donations plugin
Delivery
Send crafted unauthenticated request
Exploit
Trigger improper privilege assignment
Execution
Gain administrator access
Persist
Install malicious plugin for code execution
Impact
Full site takeover

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires only that the vulnerable Total Donations plugin (<= 2.0.5) is installed and active on a network-reachable WordPress site; the CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N indicates no authentication, no user interaction, and low complexity against default configurations. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The signals align toward high real-world risk: the CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation with no privileges and no user interaction, and full H/H/H impact yields the 9.8 base score. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker scanning the internet for WordPress sites running Total Donations sends a crafted unauthenticated request to a vulnerable plugin endpoint that assigns privileges, elevating an attacker-controlled context to administrator. With admin access they install a malicious plugin or theme to gain code execution and persistent control of the site. …
Remediation No vendor-released patch version is identified at time of analysis, so the safest actionable step is to deactivate and remove the Total Donations plugin from any WordPress installation running 2.0.5 or earlier until a confirmed patched release is verified; this removes the vulnerable code path entirely at the cost of losing donation functionality. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, identify all WordPress installations using the Total Donations plugin (version 2.0.5 or earlier) and evaluate their business importance. …

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