CVE-2023-2078: The "Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin" plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to missing capability checks on the recieve_post, bmc_disconnect, name_post

high Affects buymeacoffee (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The "Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin" plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to missing capability checks on the recieve_post, bmc_disconnect, name_post

Package
buymeacoffee (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<3.8
Fixed in
3.8
Severity
high  CVSS 7.3
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (45.7th percentile)
Published
2023-07-11
Source
nvd

References

CWE-862
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