# CVE-2019-20360: Auth bypass in n/a

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass API authentication to access sensitive donor PII in the Give WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5gvx-3w5q-25pr

## What is CVE-2019-20360?

CVE-2019-20360 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Givewp Givewp, published on 8 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw in Give before 2.5.5, a WordPress plugin, allowed unauthenticated users to bypass API authentication methods and access personally identifiable user information (PII) including names, addresses, IP addresses, and email addresses. Once an API key has been set to any meta key value from the wp_usermeta table, and the token is set to the corresponding MD5 hash of the meta key selected, one can make a request to the restricted endpoints, and thus access sensitive donor data.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20360?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Givewp Givewp.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-20360?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20360 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-20360 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20360 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Givewp Givewp

- [CVE-2024-5932](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5932/): Deserialization in GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-37099](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37099/): WordPress GiveWP plugin <= 3.14.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection vulnerability (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-0912](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0912/): GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform <= 3.19.4 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-22777](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22777/): WordPress GiveWP Plugin <= 3.19.3 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-12877](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12877/): GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform <= 3.19.2 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-20360 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-20360 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Givewp Givewp, published on 8 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20360 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Givewp Givewp. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20360/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20360/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20360
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20360
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-20360

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20360/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.