cve/2023/CVE-2023-4404.md

### [CVE-2023-4404](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-4404)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Donation%20Forms%20by%20Charitable%20%E2%80%93%20Donations%20Plugin%20%26%20Fundraising%20Platform%20for%20WordPress&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=*%3C%3D%201.7.0.12%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-269%20Improper%20Privilege%20Management&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The Donation Forms by Charitable plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 1.7.0.12 due to insufficient restriction on the 'update_core_user' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to specify their user role by supplying the 'role' parameter during a registration.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds