CVE-2026-78568: Total Donations <= 2.0.5 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
The Total Donations plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.5 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade
WordPress plugin: Total Donationsto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.0.5 - Compensating control
Mitigate the unauthenticated SQL injection risk by restricting/isolating access so that unauthenticated attackers cannot reach the vulnerable Total Donations SQL injection endpoint/parameter (e.g., via network/WAF/ACL rules that block unauthenticated requests to the plugin’s vulnerable action).
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
Which installations are affected?
WordPress sites using the Total Donations plugin in any version up to and including 2.0.5 are affected.
Does exploitation require an account or user interaction?
No. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely without authentication or user interaction.
What could an attacker obtain or do through this issue?
An attacker can append SQL queries to existing database queries and use them to extract sensitive information from the WordPress database.