CVE-2026-11981 json
GiveWP <= 4.15.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
published 4mo ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2026-40905
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 13%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The GiveWP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.15.3 This is due to missing nonce validation on the give_set_notification_status_handler() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to disable donation email notifications via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- stellarwp GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/49954c72-df0d-46ec-a252-8af84dea41bf?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/give/tags/4.15.3/includes/admin/emails/ajax-handler.php#L25
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/give/tags/4.15.3/includes/admin/emails/ajax-handler.php#L24
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/give/tags/4.15.3/includes/admin/emails/ajax-handler.php#L32
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/give/tags/3.19.4/includes/admin/emails/ajax-handler.php#L25
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/give/tags/3.19.4/includes/admin/emails/ajax-handler.php#L24
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/give/tags/3.19.4/includes/admin/emails/ajax-handler.php#L32
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3573301/give/trunk/includes/admin/emails/ajax-handler.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?old_path=%2Fgive/tags/4.15.3&new_path=%2Fgive/tags/4.15.4
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-11981
- NVD CVE-2026-11981
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