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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charitable Plugin | — | Update charitable plugin to version 1.7.0.13, or a newer patched version | May 15, 2025 | Aug 17, 2023 |
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