# CVE-2025-22777: WordPress GiveWP Plugin <= 3.19.3 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

> An attacker can exploit PHP object injection in the GiveWP plugin to potentially execute arbitrary code on the WordPress site.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h6pf-2cgw-xppm

## What is CVE-2025-22777?

CVE-2025-22777 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Givewp Givewp, published on 13 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in StellarWP GiveWP give allows Object Injection.This issue affects GiveWP: from n/a through <= 3.19.3.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22777?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Givewp Givewp.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-22777?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22777 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-22777 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22777 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform <= 3.19.3 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection (github_poc): https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2025-22777
- Patch: Container escape (Docker Engine) (github_poc): https://github.com/gduma-phData/patch-CVE-2025-22777

## Other vulnerabilities in Givewp Givewp

- [CVE-2024-5932](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5932/): Deserialization in GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-37099](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37099/): WordPress GiveWP plugin <= 3.14.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection vulnerability (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-0912](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0912/): GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform <= 3.19.4 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-12877](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12877/): GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform <= 3.19.2 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-9634](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9634/): Deserialization in GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-22777 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-22777 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Givewp Givewp, published on 13 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22777 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Givewp Givewp. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22777/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22777/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-22777
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22777
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-22777

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22777/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.