Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessCraft malicious XSS payload/link
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DeliveryLure victim to click or visit page
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ExploitBrowser renders unsanitized input
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ExecutionScript executes in site context
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ImpactHijack session or perform 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 unauthenticated attacker to deliver a crafted XSS payload (e.g., via a malicious link or injected form parameter) AND requires victim user interaction (UI:R) - a user must visit the attacker-controlled or crafted page for the script to execute. Affects default installations of GiveWP versions through 4.17.0 on WordPress; no special plugin configuration is indicated as a prerequisite. The primary limiting factor is the mandatory user-interaction step, which prevents fully automated, drive-by mass exploitation and constrains the attack to social-engineering-style delivery against site visitors or administrators. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-priority issue rather than an emergency. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 is driven primarily by the network attack vector (AV:N), low complexity (AC:L), lack of authentication (PR:N), and the scope change (S:C) inherent to XSS executing in a victim's browser context - not by severe direct impact, which is limited (C:L/I:L/A:L). Critically, exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R), meaning a victim must be lured into visiting a crafted page or clicking a malicious link, which substantially lowers real-world exploitability compared to a no-interaction flaw. No EPSS score is provided in the input, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified. There is no CISA KEV listing and no public proof-of-concept referenced, so there is no evidence of active exploitation. No SSVC decision data is provided. Signals are internally consistent (the CVSS vector matches an unauthenticated, interaction-dependent XSS), so no conflicts require vendor verification. Net assessment: a legitimate vulnerability warranting patching on a normal maintenance cadence, but not a drop-everything emergency given the required user interaction, limited impact, and absence of exploitation evidence. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a malicious URL or payload targeting a vulnerable GiveWP donation form or parameter and lures a site visitor or administrator into clicking it; when the victim's browser renders the page, attacker-controlled JavaScript executes in the context of the WordPress site. This can lead to session/cookie theft, UI redressing, or actions performed as the victim. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and the low-complexity network vector means a working payload would be straightforward to develop once the injection point is known. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 06, 2026
GiveWP versions 4.17.0 and earlier are affected by an unauthenticated cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript into a victim's browser when the victim visits a crafted page or link. The attack requires user interaction (UI:R), which limits automated mass exploitation and makes this a moderate-priority issue rather than an emergency. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV; the CVSS score is 7.1.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version is identified in the available data. Site administrators should monitor the Patchstack advisory and the GiveWP plugin page for a security update, and apply it as soon as it becomes available. Until a fix is released, consider temporarily deactivating the GiveWP plugin if donation functionality is not essential, but note this removes all donation features. Alternatively, deploy a web application firewall (WAF) with virtual patching rules to block XSS payloads targeting GiveWP endpoints; this may introduce false positives and cannot fully replace a code fix. Because exploitation requires user interaction, raise user awareness about phishing links and avoid clicking untrusted URLs, though this is not a technical control. The Patchstack advisory is at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/give/vulnerability/wordpress-givewp-plugin-4-17-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
GiveWP is a WordPress donation plugin developed by Nexcess (formerly GiveWP) that enables site owners to collect donations. The CPE identifier cpe:2.3:a:nexcess:givewp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* indicates the affected component is the GiveWP plugin across versions, with the specific vulnerable range being through 4.17.0. The root cause is CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'), meaning the plugin fails to properly sanitize or escape user-supplied input before reflecting it in a web page. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L) shows the attack is network-accessible, requires no privileges (PR:N), but needs a victim to interact with the crafted payload (UI:R). The scope change (S:C) means the injected script can impact resources beyond the vulnerable component, such as the victim's browser session or other parts of the WordPress site. The Patchstack advisory is the primary source.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Unauthenticated network XSS (AV:N/PR:N) requiring a victim to trigger the payload (UI:R); scope changes to the browser (S:C) with limited C/I/A impact typical of reflected XSS.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in GiveWP <= 4.17.0 versions.
Executive ViewAI
GiveWP versions 4.17.0 and earlier - the WordPress donation and fundraising plugin used by nonprofit and charitable sites - contain a cross-site scripting flaw (CVE-2026-104672, CVSS 7.1) that lets an attacker inject arbitrary JavaScript into a visitor's browser via a crafted page or link. Affected are any sites running these versions plus the donors and visitors who interact with their donation pages, meaning the exposure is to donor trust, gift conversion, and the integrity of pages that handle charitable giving. No vendor patch is available at this time, so remediation depends on interim mitigations and close tracking of the vendor advisory.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: deploy WAF/virtual-patching rules blocking script-injection payloads against GiveWP parameters; deactivate or isolate the GiveWP plugin on high-traffic donation sites that cannot be protected; enforce a Content-Security-Policy limiting inline and third-party script execution; scan donation forms, stored settings, and page content for injected JavaScript; and monitor web and WAF logs for anomalous requests to GiveWP endpoints until a fixed version is available.
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
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-2026-93079
GHSA-p94p-49gp-mjj2
NVD
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