What is CVE-2026-85113?

CVE-2026-85113 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Givewp, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-09-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-85113?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Givewp

CVE-2026-85113

The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 4.16.9 does not remove shortcode delimiters from donor-supplied values before rendering them on public pages, and the shortcode stripping it applies can be defeated by nesting, allowing unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary shortcodes registered on the site.

Published 2026-09-21 · last modified 2026-09-21.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.4th percentile), scored 2026-11-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Givewp

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/b092c718-9a29-4153-894f-47892e7ba423/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-85113?: CVE-2026-85113 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Givewp, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-85113?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.