WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-5941 Analyzed

GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform: A security weakness

GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires an authenticated subscriber account. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 5.4 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform
Plugin slug
give
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Aug 20, 2024
Weakness
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published Aug 20, 2024 and is one of 69 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

No fixed release is identified. Update GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform when a confirmed fixed release becomes available; until then, disable and remove it when the site's risk warrants.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and deletion of data due to a missing capability check on the 'handle_request' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.14.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read attachment paths and delete attachment files.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Primary and upstream sources