Charitable Plugin up to 1.8.8.4 on WordPress donation_ids sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Charitable Plugin up to 1.8.8.4 on WordPress. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation of the argument donation_ids causes sql injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-11893. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Charitable Plugin up to 1.8.8.4 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument donation_ids with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Charitable – Donation Plugin for WordPress – Fundraising with Recurring Donations & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the donation_ids parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.8.4 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. Exploitation of the vulnerability requires a paid donation.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-11893. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/25/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-35928). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Charitable Plugin

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• 1.8.8.0
• 1.8.8.1
• 1.8.8.2
• 1.8.8.3
• 1.8.8.4

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