CVE-2022-4448 GiveWP < 2.24.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes in GiveWP, leading to stored XSS attacks against site visitors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-4448?
CVE-2022-4448 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Givewp Givewp, published on 13 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4448?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Givewp Givewp.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4448?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4448 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-4448 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4448 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Givewp Givewp
- CVE-2024-5932 Deserialization in GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform
- CVE-2024-37099 WordPress GiveWP plugin <= 3.14.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2025-0912 GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform <= 3.19.4 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
- CVE-2025-22777 WordPress GiveWP Plugin <= 3.19.3 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
- CVE-2024-12877 GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform <= 3.19.2 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fgff-jqgp-23p2.