Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-30229 affects the WordPress GiveWP donation plugin through version 3.4.2. It is a PHP object injection issue caused by unsafe deserialization. The CVSS score is high, but the supplied evidence says exploitation requires high privileges and high attack complexity.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority WordPress plugin risk where GiveWP is installed, especially on donation or nonprofit sites. It is not currently supported by supplied evidence as actively exploited, but impact could be severe if abused by a privileged attacker.
Technical view
The vulnerability is CWE-502, deserialization of untrusted data, in StellarWP GiveWP. CVSS 3.1 is 8.0 with network attack vector, high complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, changed scope, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress installations running the GiveWP plugin at version 3.4.2 or earlier. The source bundle does not identify other affected products or complete CPE coverage.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cite active exploitation. Exploitation is assessed as harder because CVSS lists high privileges and high complexity, but successful abuse could have severe site impact.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to CVE and Patchstack records. The affected version range is stated as through 3.4.2, while package/CPE metadata is sparse. Do not infer exploit availability, unauthenticated reachability, or a specific fixed version from this bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the GiveWP plugin and exact installed version.
- For versions 3.4.2 or earlier, check StellarWP or Patchstack guidance for a fixed release.
- Upgrade, disable, or remove affected GiveWP installations according to vendor guidance.
- Review and reduce unnecessary high-privilege WordPress accounts.
- Monitor affected sites for suspicious privileged activity until remediated.
Validation and detection
- Confirm plugin slug or package name matches GiveWP or give.
- Record the installed GiveWP version on every WordPress instance.
- Verify whether any installation is version 3.4.2 or earlier.
- Check whether vendor guidance names a fixed version before closing remediation.
- Confirm no affected plugin version remains active after remediation.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H1.36PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/give/vulnerability/wordpress-give-plugin-3-4-2-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/give/wordpress-give-plugin-3-4-2-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, CVE · vdb-entry, x_transferred
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CWE details
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Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Deserialization of Untrusted Data represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.