CVE-2023-4404: Donation Forms by Charitable <= 1.7.0.12 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-4404 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in smub charitable – donation plugin for wordpress – fundraising with recurring donations & more. EPSS estimates a 0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 23-08-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- wordfenceSource9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.91%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
60%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.91% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Smub1 product
Wordpress1 product
- charitable≤ 1.7.0.12 (fixed in 1.7.0.13)
Wpcharitable1 product
- charitable≤ 1.7.0.12
3 vendors · 3 products