CVE-2024-37099 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-37099: WordPress GiveWP plugin <= 3.14.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection vulnerability

Vendor Liquid Web

Product GiveWP

Weakness CWE-502 · Unsafe deserialization

Published August 19, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

10.0/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Liquid Web GiveWP allows Object Injection.This issue affects GiveWP: from n/a through 3.14.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

GiveWP versions up to 3.14.1 contain a deserialization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to run arbitrary code on affected sites. The vulnerability exists in how the plugin processes untrusted serialized data without proper validation. An attacker can exploit this remotely without user interaction to gain full control of the site, including reading sensitive data, modifying content, and disrupting service.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary code on the site and gain full administrative control without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete site compromise: attackers can steal data, modify content, create backdoors, and take the site offline.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 19, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37099 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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