Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privileged WordPress account
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DeliveryInject XSS payload into GiveWP field
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ExploitPayload stored in plugin data
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ExecutionAdmin views affected page
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PersistScript executes in admin browser
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ImpactHijack session / perform privileged actions
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account with at least low-level privileges on a site running the GiveWP (give) plugin version 4.17.0 or earlier (PR:L). The attacker must be able to submit input through a GiveWP-controlled field that is stored and later rendered without proper output encoding. Successful execution additionally requires a victim user (such as a site administrator) to view the page containing the stored payload (UI:R), which limits exploitation to multi-user environments and makes it non-viable against a single-administrator install with no untrusted accounts. The specific GiveWP field/screen affected is not named in the available data and should be confirmed against the Patchstack advisory. |
| Impact | This is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting flaw (CWE-79) in GiveWP, carrying a vendor/Patchstack CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The signals are internally consistent but point to a conditional rather than wormable threat: PR:L means an attacker must already hold a low-privileged authenticated account on the WordPress site, and UI:R means a victim (typically an administrator or another user) must subsequently view the page where the malicious payload is rendered. The S:C (scope change) and low C/I/A reflect the classic XSS pattern where injected script executes in another user's browser context rather than directly compromising the server. No EPSS score was provided in the input, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified here. This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV and no public exploit code was supplied, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Net assessment: a genuine but moderate-priority issue - meaningful for multi-user WordPress sites running GiveWP where low-trust accounts exist (donor/contributor roles), but not a drop-everything remote-unauthenticated RCE. Prioritize patching on sites with untrusted authenticated users; lower urgency on single-admin installations. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with a low-privileged authenticated account on a WordPress site running GiveWP ≤4.17.0 submits input through a GiveWP field that is improperly neutralized, storing a malicious JavaScript payload. When a site administrator or other user later views the affected page (e.g., a donation/form management screen in wp-admin), the script executes in their browser, enabling session/cookie theft or admin-context actions. No public proof-of-concept was provided in the input, and successful exploitation depends on the victim viewing the injected content (UI:R). |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 05, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in the GiveWP WordPress donation plugin (versions through 4.17.0) lets an authenticated user with only low-level privileges persist a script payload that executes in the browser of any user who later views the affected page. Because the injected code runs in the origin of the WordPress site (CVSS scope change: S:C), an attacker who convinces an administrator to open the poisoned screen can steal session cookies, harvest nonces, or perform privileged actions as that administrator. A vendor/Patchstack CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) applies, exploitation requires an authenticated account plus victim interaction, and no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch or fixed version number is identified in the available data, so the priority action is to update GiveWP as soon as Liquid Web / StellarWP publishes a release above 4.17.0 and to monitor the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/give/vulnerability/wordpress-givewp-plugin-4-17-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve and the WordPress.org plugin page for that release. Until a fix ships, apply compensating controls that match the assessed prerequisites: reduce the attack surface by removing or downgrading untrusted subscriber-level accounts on sites where GiveWP is active (trade-off: legitimate low-privilege contributors lose access), restrict self-registration and comment-based account creation so unvetted users cannot obtain the PR:L foothold (trade-off: reduced community engagement), and audit GiveWP donor and form records for injected markup that could indicate an existing stored payload. If GiveWP is not essential, deactivating and uninstalling the plugin eliminates the exposure entirely (trade-off: loss of donation functionality). Deploy WAF or virtual-patching rules that filter script tags and event-handler attributes on requests targeting GiveWP form and admin endpoints (trade-off: possible false positives on legitimate HTML content and no protection against already-stored payloads), and remind administrators to avoid opening untrusted GiveWP donor or form records while the plugin remains unpatched. Finally, enforce a Content Security Policy that blocks inline script execution and set session cookies with HttpOnly and SameSite attributes to reduce the impact if a payload does execute.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
GiveWP is a widely deployed WordPress fundraising and donation plugin maintained by Liquid Web / StellarWP and distributed through the WordPress.org plugin directory; it registers donation forms, donor records, and administrative reporting screens inside wp-admin. The flaw is a CWE-79 'Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation' (cross-site scripting) issue: user-supplied input accepted by a GiveWP-controlled field is stored in the WordPress database and later emitted into an HTML response without adequate output encoding or escaping. The stored variant is more dangerous than reflected XSS because the payload persists and fires for every subsequent viewer rather than requiring a crafted link. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L describes a network-reachable, low-complexity attack that requires an authenticated low-privileged account (PR:L) and a victim who views the tainted page (UI:R); the scope-changed metric (S:C) reflects that the script crosses from the vulnerable component into the broader WordPress site context, potentially reaching administrative functionality. The CPE entry cpe:2.3:a:liquid_web_/_stellarwp:givewp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* confirms the affected component is the GiveWP plugin itself, with the reported impact range extending from an unspecified earlier version through 4.17.0.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Authenticated low-privilege injection (PR:L) delivered over the network, requiring a victim to view the stored payload (UI:R); script executes cross-context (S:C) with limited C/I/A browser-side impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP GiveWP give allows Stored XSS.This issue affects GiveWP: from n/a through 4.17.0.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
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EUVD-2026-92300
GHSA-c894-c5mh-c3cw
NVD
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