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Give Plugin for WordPress < 2.5.5 Authentication Bypass

high Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98720

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Synopsis

Give Plugin for WordPress < 2.5.5 Authentication Bypass

Description

The WordPress Give Plugin installed on the remote host is affected by an authentication bypass in validate_request() method.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Give Plugin for WordPress 2.5.5 or latest.

See Also

https://wordpress.org/plugins/give/

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/09/authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-givewp-plugin/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 98720

Type: remote

Published: 10/9/2019

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:impress:givewp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/26/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/26/2019

Reference Information