CVE-2026-73994 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Charitable <= 1.8.11.3 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

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Vendors	Products

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/charitable/vulnerability/wordpress-charitable-plugin-1-8-11-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Charitable <= 1.8.11.3 versions.
Title		WordPress Charitable plugin <= 1.8.11.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-862
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/charitable/vulnerability/wordpress-charitable-plugin-1-8-11-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-08-18T14:00:38.317Z

Updated: 2026-08-18T14:40:32.132Z

Reserved: 2026-08-14T10:15:59.205Z

Link: CVE-2026-73994

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T14:40:28.603Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-18T15:17:08.320

Modified: 2026-08-18T15:17:08.320

Link: CVE-2026-73994

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T17:30:15Z

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