Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Total Donations versions through 2.0.5 reportedly allow an unauthenticated internet user to gain elevated WordPress privileges. A successful attack could compromise site content, sensitive data, and availability. The source bundle does not describe the vulnerable mechanism or identify a confirmed fixed version.
Executive priority
Treat as an immediate inventory and containment priority for internet-facing WordPress sites. Escalate confirmed installations through emergency remediation procedures. Absence from KEV lowers certainty of active attacks, but does not reduce the potential impact described by the critical CVSS rating.
Technical view
CVE-2026-73390 is classified as CWE-266 privilege escalation with CVSS 3.1 score 9.8. The vector indicates remote, low-complexity exploitation requiring neither privileges nor user interaction, with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The supplied affected-product metadata conflicts with the description by listing versions as unavailable and defaulting to unaffected.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites running KlbTheme Total Donations 2.0.5 or earlier. Internet-facing sites are the primary concern because the CVSS vector is network-accessible. Confirm installed versions directly; the bundle's structured affected-version field is incomplete and internally inconsistent.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not establish active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. It provides no exploit details or observed attack indicators. Nonetheless, unauthenticated, low-complexity privilege escalation presents serious risk where the affected plugin is reachable.
Researcher notes
Public details in the bundle are sparse: no vulnerable endpoint, root cause, indicators, fixed version, or vendor advisory is identified. The description says versions through 2.0.5 are affected, while structured metadata says version unavailable and defaults to unaffected. Validate scope before asserting fleet-wide exposure.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory every WordPress site for Total Donations and record installed versions.
- Check Patchstack and vendor guidance for a confirmed fixed release or official mitigation.
- Update to a vendor-confirmed safe version when one is documented.
- Disable and remove affected versions where operationally feasible until remediation is confirmed.
- Restrict public access to affected sites if the plugin cannot be promptly contained.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Total Donations is installed, active, and version 2.0.5 or earlier.
- Verify remediation against current Patchstack or vendor guidance.
- Review administrator accounts and recent privilege changes for unauthorized activity.
- Inspect recent plugin, theme, configuration, and content changes for anomalies.
- Confirm removed or disabled plugin components are no longer publicly reachable.
Public sources used
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CWE-266: Exact CWE lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupPrivilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/totaldonations/vulnerability/wordpress-total-donations-plugin-2-0-5-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
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CWE details
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Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Incorrect Privilege Assignment represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.