CVE-2022-4448

GiveWP < 2.24.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

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Published Feb 13, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 2.24.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

GiveWP

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2.24.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:givewp:givewp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-51793	The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 2.24.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.555% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ce467a2e-081e-4a6c-bfa4-29e4447ebd3b

History

Mar 21, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Givewp Givewp

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 21, 2025, 2:33 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Feb 13, 2023, 2:32 PM
Updated: Mar 21, 2025, 2:33 PM
Reserved: Dec 13, 2022, 11:05 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:41 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:41 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:20 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 13, 2023, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:20 AM

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