What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Charitable – Donation Plugin for WordPress – Fundraising with Recurring Donations & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg & remove_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The Charitable donation plugin for WordPress contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 1.8.3. An attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in a visitor's browser when they interact with the plugin. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect other users on the site. Update the plugin immediately to a version newer than 1.8.3.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that run in visitors' browsers and steal data or perform actions on their behalf.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Donors and site visitors could have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be redirected to phishing pages.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Visitor must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page; no authentication required.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
November 9, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
