WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-5977 Modified

GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform: Broken access control

GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform is affected by broken access control. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. A successful request can reach data or an operation that should be restricted to another user or a more privileged role.

CVE / CNA score 5.4 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 5.4 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform
Plugin slug
give
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jul 19, 2024
Weakness
CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

This CVE was published Jul 19, 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 Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.13.0 via the 'handleRequest' function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with GiveWP Worker-level access and above, to delete and update arbitrary posts.

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

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

Primary and upstream sources