What is CVE-2025-7221?

CVE-2025-7221 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Givewp, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2025-7221?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Givewp

CVE-2025-7221

The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the give_update_payment_status() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with GiveWP Worker-level access and above, to update donations statuses. This ability is not present in the user interface.

EPSS: 0.002 (15.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-7221?: CVE-2025-7221 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Givewp, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2025-7221?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.