CVE-2024-5941

GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform <= 3.14.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited File Deletion

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: August 20, 2024 at 02:03 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGiveWP

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and deletion of data due to a missing capability check on the 'handle_request' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.14.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read attachment paths and delete attachment files.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

GiveWP· Givewpwordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 3.14.1v < 3.14.2
Affected range stops below 3.14.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.4MEDIUMWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-862

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