GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform <= 3.13.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Event Settings Update
Vulnerability Description
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 'handle_request' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.13.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to edit event ticket settings if the Events beta feature is enabled.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Villu Orav
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d3cda8d0-321c-4b15-980e-5ebf49fac367?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/give/tags/3.12.0/src/EventTickets/Routes/UpdateEvent.php#L81
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/give/tags/3.12.0/src/EventTickets/Routes/UpdateEventTicketType.php#L78
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3120745/
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