CVE-2024-30229 HIGH

CVE-2024-30229: WordPress Give plugin <= 3.4.2 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Vendor Stellarwp

Product GiveWP

Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization

Published March 28, 2024

Last update May 11, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.0/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity High

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in StellarWP GiveWP give.This issue affects GiveWP: from n/a through <= 3.4.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

GiveWP versions up to 3.4.2 contain a deserialization vulnerability in how they process untrusted data. An authenticated administrator can craft malicious serialized data that, when processed by the plugin, executes arbitrary code on the site. This affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the WordPress installation.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary code on the site with full WordPress privileges.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A compromised admin account can lead to complete site takeover, data theft, and malware installation.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator-level access to WordPress.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 28, 2024 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30229 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html AskarLabs — CWE-502 write-up Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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