CVE-2023-40207 | WordPress Donations Made Easy – Smart Donations Plugin <= 4.0.12 is vulnerable to SQL Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in RedNao Donations Made Easy – Smart Donations allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Donations Made Easy – Smart Donations: from n/a through 4.0.12.

Published: 2023-11-06 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-40207 is rated Moderate Risk (42.8/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-40207

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-17 0.14% 0.15% +0.01%
2 2026-04-29 0.21% 0.14% -0.07%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.21% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-40207

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.6 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.3 4.7 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-40207

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2023-40207

GHSA-g96f-c9hf-8584 · Severity: critical — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-40207

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rednao donations_made_easy_-_smart_donations <= 4.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:rednao:donations_made_easy_-_smart_donations:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2023-40207

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