SQL Injection in Smub Charitable – Donation & Fundraising Platform (Donation Forms, Recurring Donations Campaigns)

CVE-2026-77189

The Charitable – Donation & Fundraising Platform (Donation Forms, Recurring Donations & Fundraising Campaigns) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to generic SQL Injection via 'order' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.12.1 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 contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. The [charitable_donors] shortcode is accessible to Contributor-level users via draft or pending post previews, providing an authenticated but low-privileged entry point for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-77189?
CVE-2026-77189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Smub Charitable – Donation & Fundraising Platform (Donation Forms, Recurring Donations Campaigns), classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-77189?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.