CVE-2021-24531: The Charitable – Donation Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.6.51 is affected by an authenticated stored cross-site scripting vulnerability which was found in the add donation feature.

medium Affects charitable (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2021-08-23; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Charitable – Donation Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.6.51 is affected by an authenticated stored cross-site scripting vulnerability which was found in the add donation feature.

Package: charitable (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.6.51
Fixed in: 1.6.51
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (47.4th percentile)
Published: 2021-08-23
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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