GiveWP < 2.12.0 - Authenticated Stored XSS

published 2021-08-23 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-11436

cvss: 4.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
public exploits: 0; none known

The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform WordPress plugin before 2.12.0 did not escape the Donation Level setting of its Donation Forms, allowing high privilege users to use Cross-Site Scripting payloads in them.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

givewp givewp 2.12.0

Exploit prediction

0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5a4774ec-c0ee-4c6b-92a6-fa10821ec336 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	4.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	3.5	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

Unknown GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

wpscan.com /vulnerability/5a4774ec-c0ee-4c6b-92a6-fa10821ec336
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-24524
NVD CVE-2021-24524

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Summary