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CVE-2026-97196
WordPress GiveWP plugin <= 4.16.9 - Broken Authentication vulnerability
Critical9.1EPSS 0.44%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Patchstack
Description
Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP GiveWP allows Authentication Bypass. This issue affects GiveWP: from n/a through 4.16.9.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| PatchstackCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Critical9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 3.1 | Critical9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.44% · top 61% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.1.
Weakness
Affected products
Liquid Web / StellarWP · GiveWP
- affected n/a – ≤ 4.16.9
What to do
Solution: Update the WordPress GiveWP plugin to the latest available version (at least 4.17.0).
References (1)
Sources
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