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Stored cross-site scripting in GiveWP form template primary color

Priority LOW 32CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 4.19.0.1 does not sanitise and escape a donation form template setting before outputting it inside an HTML attribute, which is cross-site scripting (CWE-79). A user with a custom form-editing role can store arbitrary web scripts that run in the browser of any visitor or administrator who opens the affected donation form. A public exploit is linked in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 4.19.0.1 does not properly sanitise and escape one of its donation form template settings before outputting it inside an HTML attribute, allowing users with a custom form-editing GiveWP WordPress plugin before 4.19.0.1 role to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in the browser of any visitor or administrator who opens the affected donation form.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00235 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed GiveWP (Unknown): 4.19.0.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownGiveWPbefore 4.19.0.14.19.0.1Patch availableCNA
  • GiveWP VendorUnknown Affected before 4.19.0.1 Fixed in 4.19.0.1 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update GiveWP to version 4.19.0.1 or later, which fixes the flaw.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA GiveWP (Unknown) Fixed in 4.19.0.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    GiveWP 4.19.0.1

    5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-80099 Unauthenticated disclosure of unpublished GiveWP donation formsPriority LOW 29
    • TI-2026-80100 Path traversal in GiveWP plugin exposes files and overwrites settingsPriority LOW 27
    • TI-2026-80102 Incorrect authorization in GiveWP lets users edit other users' pagesPriority LOW 24

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-25 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111979
  2. 2026-10-26 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  3. 2026-10-26 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  5. 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-xm8r-m35h-qq8p

References

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