Missing authorization in GiveWP lets users alter donor addresses
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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 from 0 before 4.19.0.1 does not check capabilities when handling donor address changes (CWE-862). An authenticated user with donor-report view access but not donor-edit access can add, modify, or delete the stored address of any donor on the site. An exploit link is listed 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 perform a capability check when handling donor address changes, allowing users who have been granted donor-report (view) access but not donor-edit access to add, modify, or delete the stored address of any donor on the site.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 4.19.0.1 | 4.19.0.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- GiveWP VendorUnknown Affected before 4.19.0.1 Fixed in 4.19.0.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update the GiveWP plugin to version 4.19.0.1, the fixed version.
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-2026-80101 Stored cross-site scripting in GiveWP form template primary colorPriority LOW 32
- TI-2026-80099 Unauthenticated disclosure of unpublished GiveWP donation formsPriority LOW 29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
Timeline
- 2026-10-25 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111981
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-26 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-9wv6-rw6f-46c3
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-111981 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-111981 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9wv6-rw6f-46c3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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