GiveWP < 4.16.3 - Unauthenticated Payment Gateway Restriction Bypass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 4.16.3 does not restrict the set of available payment gateways to those enabled by the administrator, deriving it in part from request input, which allows unauthenticated users to complete donations through a payment gateway the administrator has disabled.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | GiveWP | before 4.16.3 | 4.16.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- GiveWP VendorUnknown Affected before 4.16.3 Fixed in 4.16.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA GiveWP (Unknown) Fixed in 4.16.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
GiveWP 4.16.3
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-12110 GiveWP < 4.16.3 - Unauthenticated Recurring Donor Information DisclosurePriority HIGH 72
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14317
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r3pc-c6qw-qwpc
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-14317 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-14317 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r3pc-c6qw-qwpc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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