CVE-2023-38475 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-38475: WordPress Donations Made Easy – Smart Donations plugin <= 4.0.12 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Rednao
Product Donations Made Easy – Smart Donations
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published December 13, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in RedNao Donations Made Easy – Smart Donations allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Donations Made Easy – Smart Donations: from n/a through 4.0.12.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Donations Made Easy – Smart Donations through version 4.0.12 lacks proper authorization checks on certain functions. A logged-in user with low privileges can modify donation settings or data without proper permission validation. The vulnerability does not expose sensitive information or cause service disruption, but allows unauthorized changes to donation-related configuration.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify donation settings or records without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Donation configuration or records may be altered by unauthorized users with site access.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 13, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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