CVE-2024-5940

GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform <= 3.13.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Event Settings Update

Description

The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'handle_request' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.13.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to edit event ticket settings if the Events beta feature is enabled.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.13%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: webdevmattcrom GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d3cda8d0-321c-4b15-980e-5ebf49fac367?source=cve third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/give/tags/3.12.0/src/EventTickets/Routes/UpdateEvent.php#L81 patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/give/tags/3.12.0/src/EventTickets/Routes/UpdateEventTicketType.php#L78 patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3120745/ patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-5940?
CVE-2024-5940 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-5940?
To fix CVE-2024-5940, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-5940 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-5940 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-5940?
CVE-2024-5940 affects webdevmattcrom GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform.
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