WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

GiveWP < 4.19.0.1 - Give Manager+ Path Traversal via Core Settings Import

Description

The plugin does not properly validate a user-supplied filename before reading it from disk, allowing users with a high-privilege custom role to perform path traversal, disclose the contents of JSON-parseable files anywhere on the server, and overwrite the plugin's stored configuration.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 4.19.0.1

References

Classification

Type
TRAVERSAL
OWASP top 10
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Karthik Ramakrishnan
Submitter
Karthik Ramakrishnan
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-10-23 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-10-23 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-23 (about 1 day ago)

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