VDB-405480 · CVE-2026-85530 · GCVE-0-2026-85530

GiveWP Plugin up to 4.16.6 on WordPress privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in GiveWP Plugin. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-85530. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GiveWP Plugin. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 4.16.8.1 does not consistently normalise a donor's e-mail address between the value it stores and the value it later uses to look that donor up, allowing unauthenticated users to be resolved as an arbitrary donor and to set the WordPress password of any user account linked to one, including an administrator's.

The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-85530 since 09/04/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 4.16.8.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

GiveWP Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: GiveWP Plugin 4.16.8.1

Timelineinfo

09/04/2026 CVE reserved
09/16/2026 +12 days Advisory disclosed
09/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-85530 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-85530
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-405480

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2026 08:35
Changes: 09/16/2026 08:35 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103