The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 07:26 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Wordfence) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 |
|---|
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| stellarwpGiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, restrict GiveWP Manager role assignments to trusted users only and avoid importing JSON settings from untrusted sources. Monitor for vendor updates addressing this vulnerability.
Description
The GiveWP WordPress plugin up to version 4.19.1 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability via improper sanitization of the donor_default_user_role parameter. Authenticated users with the GiveWP Manager role or higher can assign elevated WordPress roles, including Administrator, to new donor accounts through an import JSON path that bypasses sanitization. This allows unauthorized assignment of privileged roles to new users.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118193 (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/give/tags/4.19.0/includes/admin/admin-actions.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/give/tags/4.19.0/includes/admin/settings/class-settings-advanced.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/give/tags/4.19.0/includes/process-donation.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/give/tags/4.19.0/src/Donors/Actions/CreateUserFromDonor.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3782355/give/trunk/includes/admin/settings/class-settings-advanced.php (opens in a new tab)
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f2ab1544-2428-4c93-b973-8280ff7a2903?source=cve (opens in a new tab)