Database disclosure via unrestricted donor sort attribute
Published Sep 1, 2026 · Updated Sep 2, 2026
SQL injection in Awesome Motive Charitable 1.8.12.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read database data through donor sorting. The charitable_donors shortcode passes its user-controlled order attribute into the donor query without restricting it to valid SQL sort directions or sufficiently preparing the existing query. Contributor-level access to preview a draft or pending post containing the shortcode is sufficient to extract sensitive database information.
Summary
What happened
SQL injection in Awesome Motive Charitable 1.8.12.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read database data through donor sorting. The charitable_donors shortcode passes its user-controlled order attribute into the donor query without restricting it to valid SQL sort directions or sufficiently preparing the existing query. Contributor-level access to preview a draft or pending post containing the shortcode is sufficient to extract sensitive database information.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-77189
- Published
- Sep 1, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Awesome Motive
- Product
- Charitable
- Classifications
- CWE-89, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 1, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.8.12.1
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