CVE-2024-5941 Missing authorization in GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform

Medium 5.4 Published 20 Aug 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated subscribers can read attachment paths and delete files due to missing capability checks in the GiveWP WordPress plugin.

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-2024-5941?

CVE-2024-5941 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Givewp Givewp, published on 20 Aug 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 unauthorized access and deletion of data due to a missing capability check on the 'handle_request' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.14.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read attachment paths and delete attachment files.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5941?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Givewp Givewp.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5941?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5941 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-5941 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5941 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-5fp3-g9fp-wmqm.