Subscriber-to-Administrator escalation via unchecked donor profile update
Published Feb 19, 2026 · Updated Feb 19, 2026
Privilege escalation in ThemeAtelier IDonate 2.1.5 through 2.1.9 allows remote authenticated users to take over accounts via profile updates. The idonate_donor_profile() function accepts a caller-supplied donor_id and updates the associated account email address without checking the caller's capability or ownership. Subscriber-level access is sufficient to redirect an Administrator account's email, trigger a password reset, and obtain full administrative control.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in ThemeAtelier IDonate 2.1.5 through 2.1.9 allows remote authenticated users to take over accounts via profile updates. The idonate_donor_profile() function accepts a caller-supplied donor_id and updates the associated account email address without checking the caller's capability or ownership. Subscriber-level access is sufficient to redirect an Administrator account's email, trigger a password reset, and obtain full administrative control.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-4521
- Published
- Feb 19, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 19, 2026
- Vendor
- ThemeAtelier
- Product
- IDonate
- Classifications
- CWE-285, T1068
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Feb 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=2.1.5 <=2.1.9
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