# CVE-2022-40211: WordPress GiveWP plugin <= 2.25.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via render_dropdown vulnerability

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the GiveWP plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-px46-2fg5-3pcg

## What is CVE-2022-40211?

CVE-2022-40211 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Givewp Givewp, published on 12 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in GiveWP allows Stored XSS.This issue affects GiveWP: from n/a through 2.25.1.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40211?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Givewp Givewp.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-40211?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40211 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-40211 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40211 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-2022-40211 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-40211 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Givewp Givewp, published on 12 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40211 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-2022-40211/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40211/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40211
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40211
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-40211

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40211/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.