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GiveWP EUVDEUVD-2026-95592

| CVE-2026-96333 HIGH
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing (CWE-290)
2026-10-09 Patchstack GHSA-38mq-p4j9-92wm
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach public donation form
  2. Delivery
    Submit crafted payment/identity request
  3. Exploit
    Spoof payment-confirmation validation
  4. Execution
    Record donation as completed
  5. Impact
    Obtain gated goods or falsified records

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Anti-spoofing controls
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation targets the GiveWP donation payment workflow: the attacker must be able to reach a site running the GiveWP plugin at version 4.16.8.1 or earlier with an active, public-facing donation form, and abuses the payment-confirmation/identity validation (CWE-290 spoofing) to have a donation accepted without a legitimately cleared payment. Per the CVSS vector no authentication (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N) are required, so any unauthenticated visitor can attempt it against default donation configurations. The practical limiting factor is that impact is confined to donation/transaction integrity (C:N/A:N) - it does not grant WordPress authentication, admin access, or server control - and the site must actually have GiveWP installed and a donation form exposed.

Impact

Signals are mixed and lean toward moderate, targeted risk rather than mass exploitation urgency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw, which normally implies high exploitability; however the impact is narrow (C:N/I:H/A:N), affecting integrity only, consistent with a payment/identity-spoofing bypass rather than data theft or code execution. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit were provided, so there is no evidence of active or at-scale exploitation at time of analysis. The reference title from Patchstack characterizes this as a 'payment bypass' rather than a full administrative authentication bypass, which tempers the real-world severity: the attacker spoofs a payment/identity to the donation workflow, not to WordPress admin. Treat this as a meaningful integrity issue for sites processing real donations (potential revenue loss / fraudulent 'paid' records) but not a critical server-compromise priority. Note a nuance to verify with the vendor: the CWE-290 spoofing classification and 'payment bypass' reference suggest the true attack surface is the donation payment-confirmation flow, so the I:H rating reflects transaction-integrity loss rather than site-wide integrity compromise.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker interacts with a public GiveWP donation form and spoofs the payment-confirmation/identity data so the plugin records a donation as completed without a valid payment actually clearing. This yields fraudulent 'paid' donations, gated content, or receipts without real funds transferring. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, and the CVSS low-complexity, no-interaction vector means a crafted request to the donation endpoint is sufficient.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 09, 2026

Payment bypass in GiveWP WordPress plugin through 4.16.8.1 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to have donations accepted without a legitimately cleared payment. This CWE-290 spoofing flaw has a CVSS score of 7.5, but impact is limited to donation/transaction integrity; it does not grant WordPress authentication, admin access, or server control. No public exploit or active exploitation (CISA KEV) has been identified at time of analysis, and EPSS data is not provided.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch was identified in the provided data at time of analysis; monitor the Patchstack advisory for an updated version. As a compensating control, temporarily disable public-facing donation forms or enable manual approval for all donations until a patch is available-this will disrupt legitimate fundraising activities. Additionally, review donation logs for anomalies and ensure payment gateway callbacks are validated server-side with strong cryptographic signatures where supported.

Affected VersionsENISA

GiveWP 0 ≤4.16.8.1

Affected Packages

euvd givewp no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability resides in the GiveWP plugin for WordPress, which manages donation forms and payment processing. CWE-290 (Authentication Bypass by Spoofing) indicates that the plugin fails to properly validate the identity or authenticity of a payment confirmation, allowing an attacker to spoof a successful transaction. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) confirms that exploitation is network-based, requires no authentication, and needs no user interaction, so any unauthenticated visitor can attempt it against a site with an active, public-facing donation form. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:liquid_web_/_stellarwp:givewp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all versions up to and including 4.16.8.1. Impact is confined to integrity of donation records (C:N/I:H/A:N), not confidentiality or availability.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Unauthenticated network request to a public donation endpoint (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); spoofing corrupts transaction integrity (I:H) with no confidentiality or availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP GiveWP give allows Identity Spoofing.This issue affects GiveWP: from n/a through 4.16.8.1.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

The GiveWP donation plugin for WordPress (through version 4.16.8.1) contains a HIGH-severity flaw that lets a remote party have donations recorded as successfully completed without a legitimately cleared payment, undermining the accuracy of donation and transaction records for every site running the affected plugin. Because the fault is confined to donation and transaction integrity - it does not yield WordPress accounts, administrative control, or server access - the primary exposure is financial and reputational rather than a broad compromise of the web estate. Leadership should care because revenue reconciliation, donor receipts, and any downstream fulfillment or matching-gift commitments built on those records may be unreliable until the plugin is remediated, and no vendor patch is currently available.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: deactivate the GiveWP plugin (through 4.16.8.1) on exposed sites until a fixed version is available, or restrict public access to donation endpoints; enforce gateway-side payment verification so donations are only recorded after settlement confirmation; apply virtual patching or WAF rules targeting anomalous donation-completion requests; perform manual reconciliation of donation records against payment-processor data; and enable enhanced logging and alerting for donation and transaction events to detect unverified donations.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 82% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular WordPress donation plugin, common on nonprofit sites but not universal
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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