Is CVE-2024-5940 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-5940 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-08-26.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-5940?

CVE-2024-5940 has a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

How do I patch CVE-2024-5940?

Patch guidance is available from givewp security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-5940.

CVE-2024-5940 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'handle_request' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.13.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to edit event ticket settings if the Events beta feature is enabled.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: low
Availability: low
Weaknesses: CWE-862 · Missing Authorization CWE-862 · Missing Authorization

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GIVEWP
Published: 8/20/2024
Last Modified: 8/26/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2024-5940

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