CVE-2023-29238

WordPress Whydonate – FREE Donate button Plugin <= 3.12.15 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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Published Nov 12, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Whydonate Whydonate – FREE Donate button – Crowdfunding – Fundraising plugin <= 3.12.15 versions.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Whydonate

Whydonate – FREE Donate button – Crowdfunding – Fundraising

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 3.12.15

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:whydonate:wp_whydonate:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 3.12.16 or a higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-32815	Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Whydonate Whydonate – FREE Donate button – Crowdfunding – Fundraising plugin <= 3.12.15 versions.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.341% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-whydonate/wordpress-whydonate-plugin-3-12-13-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

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Subscriptions

Whydonate Wp Whydonate

Weaknesses

CWE-352

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Nov 12, 2023, 9:21 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:08 PM
Reserved: Apr 4, 2023, 11:52 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 2:00 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 2:00 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:49 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 12, 2023, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:49 AM

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