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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-118193

The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.19.1 via the...

The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.19.1 via the donor_default_user_role parameter.

At a glance

Exploited
Not known
Severity
8.8 High (CVSS 3.1)
Chance of exploitation
0.4% in the next 30 days
Sources
1 source

What to do

Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and fixes.

Read NVD CVE-2026-118193 (opens a new tab)

What happened

The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.19.1 via the donor_default_user_role parameter.

This is due to the sanitize_option_donor_default_user_role() function applying only a narrow literal check against the string 'administrator' rather than enforcing the plugin's own give_get_donor_safe_user_roles() allowlist on save, and due to the give_core_settings_import_callback() AJAX handler writing imported JSON directly into the give_settings option via update_option() without invoking the sanitize filter at all.

This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with the GiveWP Manager role (holding the manage_give_settings capability) and above to configure donor registration to assign privileged WordPress roles — up to and including Administrator via the import path — to every new donor account created through the platform.

Via the settings save path, the Administrator role is blocked but any other elevated role (Editor, Author, etc.) is accepted; via the Tools › Import JSON path, the sanitize filter is bypassed entirely, allowing the Administrator role itself to be stored and subsequently applied to all newly registered donor accounts.

Scores and how they were measured

CVSS base severity

8.8

Version 3.1As of

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Measurement source (opens a new tab)

How bad it is if exploited. Not a prediction of exploitation or proof you are exposed.

EPSS probability

0.4%

Scored Percentile 34.1%

Model and measurement source (opens a new tab)

A model's estimate of exploitation in the next 30 days, not certainty or your own risk.

Related technology

Sources

  1. Primary source

    NVD CVE-2026-118193 (opens a new tab)

    NVD record: description, CVSS (the CNA score is preferred), affected products, and publication date. Not evidence of exploitation.

    Published Checked

  2. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

    The NVD API page that supplied this CVE record.

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  3. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

    The NVD API page that supplied this CVE record.

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  4. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

    The NVD API page that supplied this CVE record.

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  5. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

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  6. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

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  7. Primary source

    FIRST measured EPSS score (opens a new tab)

    Measured EPSS probability and percentile for CVE-2026-118193, scored 2026-11-05. This is a model estimate, not proof of exposure.

    Published Checked

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, November 5). The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.19.1 via the... (CVE-2026-118193). https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-118193

MLA

"The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.19.1 via the... (CVE-2026-118193)." KEVWire, 5 Nov. 2026, kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-118193.

Chicago

KEVWire. "The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.19.1 via the... (CVE-2026-118193)." Last modified November 5, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-118193.

Evidence summary (plain text)

The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.19.1 via the... (Nov 5, 2026).
The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.19.1 via the donor_default_user_role parameter. This is due to the sanitize_option_donor_default_user_role() function applying only a narrow literal check against the string 'administrator' rather than enforcing the plugin's own give_get_donor_safe_user_roles() allowlist on save, and due to the give_core_settings_import_callback() AJAX handler writing imported JSON directly into the give_settings option via update_option() without invoking…
CVSS 8.8 (version 3.1; evidence as of Nov 5, 2026; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118193).
EPSS 0.4% for the following 30 days, scored Nov 5, 2026 (https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-118193&date=2026-11-05).
Sources:
NVD CVE-2026-118193: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118193
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-11-05T20:51:23.450Z&lastModEndDate=2026-11-05T22:25:57.582Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=1000
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-11-05T20:16:05.862Z&lastModEndDate=2026-11-05T21:50:58.884Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=1000
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-11-05T05:05:59.345Z&lastModEndDate=2026-11-05T06:45:56.687Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=0
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-11-05T04:30:59.922Z&lastModEndDate=2026-11-05T06:05:57.271Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=0
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-11-05T03:51:01.389Z&lastModEndDate=2026-11-05T05:30:55.859Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=0
FIRST measured EPSS score: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-118193&date=2026-11-05
Record ID: CVE-2026-118193.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Not assessed.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
About this data

This record was ingested from a data source. Retrieved: Nov 5, 2026, 19:11 UTC. Ingestion is not an independent editorial investigation.

NVD status: Deferred. Publication in the NVD is not evidence of exploitation.

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