CVE-2024-8353 GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform <= 3.16.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
Unauthenticated attackers can achieve remote code execution and delete arbitrary files via PHP object injection in the GiveWP WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8353?
CVE-2024-8353 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Givewp Givewp, published on 28 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.16.1 via deserialization of untrusted input via several parameters like 'give_title' and 'card_address'. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. The additional presence of a POP chain allows attackers to delete arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution. This is essentially the same vulnerability as CVE-2024-5932, however, it was discovered the the presence of stripslashes_deep on user_info allows the is_serialized check to be bypassed. This issue was mostly patched in 3.16.1, but further hardening was added in 3.16.2.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8353?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Givewp Givewp.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8353?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8353 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2024-8353 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8353 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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-vpc6-qr46-3mw7.