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5.9

Charitable plugin lets attackers embed malicious scripts

CVE-2025-47520 · published 1 year ago
Summary

The Charitable plugin for WordPress (versions up to 1.8.5.1) can store harmful code that runs in a visitor's browser. This could let an attacker steal data or manipulate what users see. Update the plugin to the latest version or remove it if you cannot apply the update.

Original advisory text
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Syed Balkhi Charitable charitable allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Charitable: from n/a thr...
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Syed Balkhi Charitable charitable allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Charitable: from n/a through <= 1.8.5.1.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker partial control
Severity
5.9 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Timeline
Published7 May 2025
Updated3 Nov 2026
First seen7 Mar 2026
Sources
CVE-2025-47520 · NVD
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