Givewp
CVE-2024-5939
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could access resources or perform actions without proper authorization checks by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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The GiveWP - Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'setup_wizard' function in all. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Missing Authorization vulnerability could allow attackers to access resources or perform actions without proper authorization checks.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Implement role-based access control, validate authorization on every request server-side, apply principle of least privilege.
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This vulnerability is classified as Missing Authorization (CWE-862), which allows attackers to access resources or perform actions without proper authorization checks. The GiveWP - Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'setup_wizard' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.13.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the setup wizard administrative pages. Affected products include: Givewp.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS VectorVendor: wordfence
DescriptionCVE.org
The GiveWP - Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'setup_wizard' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.13.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the setup wizard administrative pages.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
The GiveWP - Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all
The GiveWP - Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all
Unauthenticated PHP object injection in the GiveWP WordPress donation plugin (all versions through 4.16.7.1) lets remote
Improper privilege management in the GiveWP WordPress donation plugin (affected ranging from 4.16.6 up to but not includ
GiveWP WordPress plugin before 4.16.3 exposes sensitive donor privacy data through an unauthenticated REST API endpoint
Stored cross-site scripting in the GiveWP WordPress plugin before version 4.16.3 allows authenticated users holding the
The Donations Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.
The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 2.21.3 does not have CSRF in place when exporting data, and does not validate the exp
The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 2.17.3 does not escape the json parameter before outputting it back in an attribute i
The GiveWP - Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform WordPress plugin before 2.10.0 was affected by a reflected Cross-S
The "Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform" plugin before 2.3.1 for WordPress has wp-admin/edit.php csv XSS. Rated me
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in GiveWP GiveWP allows Object Injection.19.3. Rated critical severity (
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