What is CVE-2024-5939?

CVE-2024-5939 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Givewp, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-08-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-5939?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-5939 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Givewp

CVE-2024-5939

The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'setup_wizard' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.13.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the setup wizard administrative pages.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.005 (38.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Givewp
Stellarwp Givewp – Donation Plugin And Fundraising Platform — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-5939?: CVE-2024-5939 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Givewp, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-5939?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-5939 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.