Charitable Plugin up to 1.8.11 on WordPress data authenticity

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Charitable Plugin up to 1.8.11. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes data authenticity. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-16650. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Charitable Plugin up to 1.8.11. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data authenticity vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-345. The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Charitable WordPress plugin before 1.8.12 does not verify the authenticity of incoming Square payment webhook events in a default configuration, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge webhook notifications that mark donations as paid without any real payment.

It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-16650 since 07/22/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.8.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.3
CNA Vector (WPScan): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Data authenticity
CWE: CWE-345
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Charitable Plugin 1.8.12

Timelineinfo

07/22/2026 CVE reserved
08/21/2026 +30 days Advisory disclosed
08/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-16650 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-16650
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-394099

Entryinfo

Created: 08/21/2026 14:09
Changes: 08/21/2026 14:09 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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