CVE-2023-4246 GiveWP <= 2.33.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to plugin installation

What is CVE-2023-4246?

CVE-2023-4246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Givewp Givewp, published on 11 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The GiveWP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.33.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the give_sendwp_remote_install_handler function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to install and activate the SendWP plugin via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4246?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Givewp Givewp.

How do I fix CVE-2023-4246?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4246 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-4246 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Givewp Givewp

• CVE-2024-5932 Deserialization in GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform Critical 10.0
• CVE-2024-37099 WordPress GiveWP plugin <= 3.14.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection vulnerability Critical 10.0
• CVE-2025-0912 GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform <= 3.19.4 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection Critical 9.8
• CVE-2025-22777 WordPress GiveWP Plugin <= 3.19.3 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-12877 GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform <= 3.19.2 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection Critical 9.8

All Givewp Givewp vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-fxr3-f366-6cgw.