CVE-2024-1957 Cross-site scripting in GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform

Medium 6.4 Published 13 Apr 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated attackers with contributor permissions can inject arbitrary scripts via the give_form shortcode, leading to stored XSS execution on victim pages.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-1957?

CVE-2024-1957 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Givewp Givewp, published on 13 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'give_form' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.6.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1957?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Givewp Givewp.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1957?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1957 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-2024-1957 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1957 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-78wr-x4m6-fp2r.