WordPress Donations Made Easy – Smart Donations plugin <= 4.0.12 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2023-38475 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Patchstack |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2024-12-13 15:15:19 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-28 19:21:02 UTC |
| Description | Missing Authorization vulnerability in RedNao Donations Made Easy – Smart Donations allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Donations Made Easy – Smart Donations: from n/a through 4.0.12. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.002890000 probability, percentile 0.523930000 (date 2026-05-13)
Problem Types: CWE-862 | CWE-862 CWE-862 Missing Authorization
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 4.3 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Rednao | Donations Made Easy - Smart Donations | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | RedNao | Donations Made Easy Smart Donations | affected n/a 4.0.12 custom | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/smart-donations/vulnerability/wordp... | [email protected] | patchstack.com | Third Party Advisory |
| https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/smart-donations/vulnerability/wordpress-donations-made-easy-smart-donations-plugin-4-0-12-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve | MITRE | patchstack.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Abdi Pranata (Patchstack Alliance) (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.