What the vulnerability does
01Description
The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'twitter_message' Sequoia Template Setting in all versions up to, and including, 4.16.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with give worker-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The injected script executes specifically when a donor clicks the Share on Twitter button on the Sequoia donation confirmation view, as that is when the unescaped twitter_message value is evaluated inside the JavaScript template literal.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
GiveWP versions up to 4.16.3 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated users with low privileges to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability has a changed scope, meaning the injected code can affect other users and site functionality. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 4.16.3 to remediate this issue.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers and affect site functionality.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Donors, admins, and other users could be compromised through malicious scripts injected by low-privilege accounts.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account on the site.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
July 16, 2026
CVE published
