CVE-2024-5977: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in stellarwp GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The GiveWP plugin for WordPress suffers from an authorization bypass vulnerability classified as CWE-639. The issue arises from insufficient validation of a user-controlled key parameter in the 'handleRequest' function, allowing authenticated users with at least Worker-level privileges to perform unauthorized deletion or modification of posts. This vulnerability impacts all versions up to 3.13.0 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, indicating medium severity. No vendor advisory or patch links are currently available, and the plugin is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability allows authenticated users with Worker-level access or higher to delete or update arbitrary posts within the GiveWP plugin context. This could lead to unauthorized content manipulation and potential disruption of donation or fundraising data integrity. There is no indication of confidentiality impact, but integrity and availability impacts are present at a medium level.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict Worker-level and higher access to trusted users only. Monitor plugin updates from stellarwp for a security patch addressing this issue.
CVE-2024-5977: CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in stellarwp GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform
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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The GiveWP plugin for WordPress suffers from an authorization bypass vulnerability classified as CWE-639. The issue arises from insufficient validation of a user-controlled key parameter in the 'handleRequest' function, allowing authenticated users with at least Worker-level privileges to perform unauthorized deletion or modification of posts. This vulnerability impacts all versions up to 3.13.0 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, indicating medium severity. No vendor advisory or patch links are currently available, and the plugin is not a cloud service.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability allows authenticated users with Worker-level access or higher to delete or update arbitrary posts within the GiveWP plugin context. This could lead to unauthorized content manipulation and potential disruption of donation or fundraising data integrity. There is no indication of confidentiality impact, but integrity and availability impacts are present at a medium level.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict Worker-level and higher access to trusted users only. Monitor plugin updates from stellarwp for a security patch addressing this issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-13T17:25:30.236Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6bf8b7ef31ef0b55d319
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:39:04 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 8:15:21 PM
Last updated: 4/11/2026, 11:26:22 PM
Views: 11
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