CVE-2026-10038

Charitable <= 1.8.11.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Attachment Deletion via 'avatar' Parameter

Published Jun 5, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Charitable – Donation Plugin for WordPress – Fundraising with Recurring Donations & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference / Authorization Bypass leading to Arbitrary Attachment Deletion in versions up to, and including, 1.8.11.1 via the profile avatar update flow. This is due to the save_avatar() function in Charitable_Profile_Form calling wp_delete_attachment() on an attachment ID read from the user's 'avatar' meta without validating that the attachment is owned by the user, combined with Charitable_Data_Processor::process_picture() returning the raw posted value when no file is uploaded, allowing the 'avatar' user meta to be poisoned with any attacker-chosen attachment ID. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary attachments from the Media Library by performing a two-request chain (first poisoning the stored avatar meta value with a target attachment ID, then triggering deletion via a normal avatar upload).

Remediation

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References
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/charitable/tags/1.8.10.5/includes/abstracts/abstract-class-charitable-form.php#L429 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/charitable/tags/1.8.10.5/includes/forms/class-charitable-profile-form.php#L724 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/charitable/tags/1.8.10.5/includes/forms/class-charitable-profile-form.php#L728 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/charitable/tags/1.8.10.5/includes/users/class-charitable-user.php#L986 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/charitable/tags/1.8.10.5/includes/utilities/class-charitable-data-processor.php#L270 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/charitable/tags/1.8.10/includes/abstracts/abstract-class-charitable-form.php#L429 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/charitable/tags/1.8.10/includes/forms/class-charitable-profile-form.php#L724 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/charitable/tags/1.8.10/includes/forms/class-charitable-profile-form.php#L728 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/charitable/tags/1.8.10/includes/users/class-charitable-user.php#L986 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/charitable/tags/1.8.10/includes/utilities/class-charitable-data-processor.php#L270 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3557047/charitable/trunk/includes/forms/class-charitable-profile-form.php?old=3435951&old_path=charitable%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Fforms%2Fclass-charitable-profile-form.php cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/657bea00-9709-48b8-807a-c9a18b0aee1d?source=cve cve-icon cve-icon
History
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Metrics ssvc

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Smub charitable – Donation Plugin For Wordpress – Fundraising With Recurring Donations & More
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Description The Charitable – Donation Plugin for WordPress – Fundraising with Recurring Donations & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference / Authorization Bypass leading to Arbitrary Attachment Deletion in versions up to, and including, 1.8.11.1 via the profile avatar update flow. This is due to the save_avatar() function in Charitable_Profile_Form calling wp_delete_attachment() on an attachment ID read from the user's 'avatar' meta without validating that the attachment is owned by the user, combined with Charitable_Data_Processor::process_picture() returning the raw posted value when no file is uploaded, allowing the 'avatar' user meta to be poisoned with any attacker-chosen attachment ID. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary attachments from the Media Library by performing a two-request chain (first poisoning the stored avatar meta value with a target attachment ID, then triggering deletion via a normal avatar upload).
Title Charitable <= 1.8.11.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Attachment Deletion via 'avatar' Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Jun 6, 2026, 11:49 AM
Reserved
May 28, 2026, 7:32 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 6, 2026, 12:16 AM
Modified
Jul 23, 2026, 7:10 AM