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Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-2117 is a privacy issue in the GiveWP WordPress donation plugin. Public visitors could access donor information through a REST API endpoint even when the donor wall feature was not enabled. The issue is rated medium because it exposes data but does not allow system takeover, data modification, or service disruption.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate privacy remediation item. Prioritize public donation sites, especially those handling donor identities or contribution history. It is not a takeover vulnerability, but donor data exposure can create regulatory, contractual, and reputational consequences.
Technical view
GiveWP versions up to and including 2.20.2 exposed donor information through the unauthenticated /donor-wall REST API endpoint. The CVSS 3.1 score is 5.3, with network access, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and low confidentiality impact. Public sources reference removal of the affected functionality, with a WordPress Trac changeset under version 2.21.0.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to public WordPress sites running vulnerable GiveWP versions with donor data present. The issue is relevant even if the donor wall was disabled, because the vulnerable endpoint could still disclose information to unauthenticated users.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability is still operationally simple to abuse because it is network-reachable, unauthenticated, low-complexity, and does not require user interaction.
Researcher notes
The source bundle has a wording inconsistency: it says versions through 2.20.2 are vulnerable, while also saying functionality was removed in 2.20.2; the referenced WordPress Trac changeset is under 2.21.0. Validate against vendor release notes before making exact fixed-version claims.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites using the GiveWP plugin.
- Upgrade GiveWP beyond affected versions or to the current vendor-supported release.
- Verify the vulnerable donor wall API functionality is removed after updating.
- Review vendor and Wordfence guidance for any additional remediation details.
- Assess donor privacy obligations if exposed data may have been accessed.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed GiveWP versions across all WordPress properties.
- Check whether any site is running GiveWP 2.20.2 or earlier.
- Review web access logs for unexpected donor-wall REST API requests.
- Validate that donor information is not exposed after remediation.
- Document affected sites, update status, and any suspected exposure window.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/addae413-1fc5-427f-a5ef-3da705cbeb5b?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2743833/give/tags/2.21.0/includes/api/class-give-api-v2.phpCVE reference
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2117CVE reference
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