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Charitable CVE-2026-73994

| EUVDEUVD-2026-60808 HIGH
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-08-18 Patchstack GHSA-mx82-946p-222x
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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7.5 HIGH

Network-reachable unauthenticated endpoint with no complexity barrier; high integrity impact from unauthorized data modification; no confidentiality or availability impact applies.

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Aug 18, 2026 - 14:53 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2026 - 14:00 cve.org
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Charitable <= 1.8.11.3 versions.

AnalysisAI

Broken access control in the Charitable WordPress donation plugin (versions 1.8.11.3 and earlier) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to perform unauthorized write operations against protected plugin functionality. Classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), the flaw reflects absent or bypassed capability and nonce checks on one or more plugin endpoints, enabling integrity-impacting actions without any credentials. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Enumerate WordPress plugins via HTTP fingerprinting
Delivery
Identify Charitable <= 1.8.11.3 installation
Exploit
Craft unauthenticated HTTP request to vulnerable endpoint
Execution
Bypass missing authorization check
Impact
Execute unauthorized write operation on plugin data

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation No special conditions are required beyond a standard WordPress installation with the Charitable plugin active and version 1.8.11.3 or earlier installed. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) accurately reflects a high-severity integrity risk: network-reachable, low complexity, requiring no authentication or user interaction. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An unauthenticated attacker identifies a WordPress site running Charitable 1.8.11.3 or earlier through passive reconnaissance (e.g., WordPress plugin enumeration via HTTP headers or readme.txt files). The attacker sends a crafted HTTP POST request directly to the vulnerable plugin endpoint - an AJAX action or REST route - without supplying any authentication credentials or nonce, triggering the unguarded code path. …
Remediation Update the Charitable plugin to a version released after 1.8.11.3 via the WordPress plugin dashboard or by downloading directly from the WordPress Plugin Repository. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, inventory all WordPress installations to identify those running Charitable plugin versions 1.8.11.3 or earlier and assess business criticality. …

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