CVE-2024-8353: CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in stellarwp GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform
The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.16.1 via deserialization of untrusted input via several parameters like 'give_title' and 'card_address'. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. The additional presence of a POP chain allows attackers to delete arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution. This is essentially the same vulnerability as CVE-2024-5932, however, it was discovered the the presence of stripslashes_deep on user_info allows the is_serialized check to be bypassed. This issue was mostly patched in 3.16.1, but further hardening was added in 3.16.2.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The GiveWP WordPress plugin suffers from a deserialization vulnerability (CWE-502) that allows unauthenticated PHP Object Injection through multiple input parameters. This enables attackers to exploit a POP chain to delete files and execute code remotely. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 3.16.1. Version 3.16.1 addressed most of the issue, and 3.16.2 added further protections. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to remote code execution and arbitrary file deletion on affected systems running vulnerable versions of the GiveWP plugin. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected WordPress installation and potentially the hosting environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability was mostly patched in GiveWP version 3.16.1, with additional hardening in 3.16.2. Users should upgrade to at least version 3.16.2 to ensure full mitigation. Since no official patch links were provided, users should verify the plugin version and update accordingly. No cloud service remediation applies as this is a self-hosted WordPress plugin.
CVE-2024-8353: CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in stellarwp GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform
Description
The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.16.1 via deserialization of untrusted input via several parameters like 'give_title' and 'card_address'. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. The additional presence of a POP chain allows attackers to delete arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution. This is essentially the same vulnerability as CVE-2024-5932, however, it was discovered the the presence of stripslashes_deep on user_info allows the is_serialized check to be bypassed. This issue was mostly patched in 3.16.1, but further hardening was added in 3.16.2.
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Technical Analysis
The GiveWP WordPress plugin suffers from a deserialization vulnerability (CWE-502) that allows unauthenticated PHP Object Injection through multiple input parameters. This enables attackers to exploit a POP chain to delete files and execute code remotely. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 3.16.1. Version 3.16.1 addressed most of the issue, and 3.16.2 added further protections. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to remote code execution and arbitrary file deletion on affected systems running vulnerable versions of the GiveWP plugin. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected WordPress installation and potentially the hosting environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability was mostly patched in GiveWP version 3.16.1, with additional hardening in 3.16.2. Users should upgrade to at least version 3.16.2 to ensure full mitigation. Since no official patch links were provided, users should verify the plugin version and update accordingly. No cloud service remediation applies as this is a self-hosted WordPress plugin.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-30T15:44:31.363Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6c26b7ef31ef0b560874
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:39:50 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 8:25:11 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 12:49:41 AM
Views: 12
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