GiveWP Plugin up to 4.16.5 on WordPress access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GiveWP Plugin up to 4.16.5. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-73349. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GiveWP Plugin up to 4.16.5. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in GiveWP < 4.16.6 versions.

The advisory is shared for download at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-73349 since 08/12/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 4.16.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: GiveWP Plugin 4.16.6

Timelineinfo

08/12/2026 CVE reserved
08/13/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
08/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-73349 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-73349
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-389564

Entryinfo

Created: 08/13/2026 17:22
Changes: 08/13/2026 17:22 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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