CVE-2022-2215: givewp Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-2215 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in givewp. EPSS estimates a 0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 2.21.3.
Timeline
- 01-08-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 2.21.3 does not properly sanitise and escape the currency settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.64%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
50%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.04 pp
From 0.60% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Givewp1 product
- givewp< 2.21.3
Unknown1 product
- givewp – donation plugin and fundraising platform≥ 2.21.3, < 2.21.3
Wordpress1 product
- give≤ 2.21.2 (fixed in 2.21.3)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
2 links- wpscan.com/vulnerability/daa9b6c1-1ee1-434c-9f88-fd273b7e20bbX Refsource MISCExploitThird Party Advisory