CVE-2023-40664 HIGH

CVE-2023-40664: WordPress Donations Made Easy – Smart Donations Plugin <= 4.0.12 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Rednao
Product Donations Made Easy – Smart Donations
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published September 27, 2023
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in RedNao Donations Made Easy – Smart Donations plugin <= 4.0.12 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Donations Made Easy – Smart Donations versions up to 4.0.12 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in a victim's browser when they visit a crafted page. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect other users or the site itself depending on where the injection occurs.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in visitors' browsers, potentially stealing data or performing actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors to your site could have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be redirected to malicious sites.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must visit a page containing the attacker's malicious link or content; no authentication required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 27, 2023 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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