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CVE-2026-73994 (GCVE-0-2026-73994)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-18 14:00 – Updated: 2026-08-18 14:40
VLAI
Title
WordPress Charitable plugin <= 1.8.11.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Summary
Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Charitable <= 1.8.11.3 versions.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-18 14:40 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Syed Balkhi Charitable Affected: n/a , ≤ 1.8.11.3 (custom)
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Credits
Ananda Dhakal (Patchstack) | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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