Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
GiveWP donation sites running plugin versions up to 2.25.1 may be exposed to a CSRF issue. An attacker would need user interaction, but the flaw could cause limited unauthorized state changes affecting integrity or availability. No active exploitation is reported in the provided sources.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority WordPress plugin issue. It is not reported as exploited, but donation platforms are business-sensitive and should not remain on vulnerable plugin versions.
Technical view
CVE-2023-25450 is a CWE-352 CSRF vulnerability in the WordPress GiveWP donation plugin <= 2.25.1. The CVSS 3.1 score is 5.4 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, required user interaction, no confidentiality impact, and low integrity and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites with GiveWP installed at version 2.25.1 or earlier. Donation and fundraising sites should prioritize inventory because GiveWP often supports public payment or donor workflows.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show KEV listing or active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires user interaction and does not require attacker privileges, consistent with CSRF risk against an authenticated browser session.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to CVE metadata and Patchstack’s vulnerability entry. The source bundle does not provide exploit details, a named fixed version, or complete endpoint behavior beyond the Patchstack title reference to give-cache-flush.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites using the GiveWP plugin.
- Confirm whether any installed GiveWP version is 2.25.1 or earlier.
- Check GiveWP or Patchstack guidance for the fixed release.
- Update affected installations to a supported non-vulnerable release.
- Restrict administrative access while remediation is pending.
Validation and detection
- Review WordPress plugin inventory for package name give.
- Record installed GiveWP versions across production and staging sites.
- Confirm no exposed site remains on version 2.25.1 or earlier.
- Check security monitoring for suspicious administrative actions near donation settings.
- Document remediation status and remaining exceptions.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L2.82.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
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