CVE-2022-4005 | BDVDB-2026-190249 Detail

Donation Button

Description#

The Donation Button WordPress plugin through 4.0.0 does not sanitize and escapes some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact low, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

References#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/61d5c9b8-5c21-4ab5-b31c-e13ca19ea25c

Exploit#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/61d5c9b8-5c21-4ab5-b31c-e13ca19ea25c

History#

Version 12022-12-12Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-04-22Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2022-12-12
Last modified: 2025-04-22

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Donation Button

Score

5.4 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 47.0.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Cross-Site Scripting

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
<= 4.0.0
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.4 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity	Low
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).