Description
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP GiveWP allows Object Injection.

This issue affects GiveWP: from n/a through 4.16.7.1.
Published: 2026-08-28
Score: 10 Critical
EPSS: 1.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a Deserialization of Untrusted Data flaw that allows an attacker to inject Remote Code Execution. This weakness is classified as CWE-502, and if exploited, an adversary could execute arbitrary code on the WordPress site, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the entire application and its underlying server.

Affected Systems

The affected products are the WordPress GiveWP plugin, produced by Liquid Web and StellarWP, in all versions up to and including 4.16.7.1. No other versions are listed as affected in the current data.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 10 indicates the highest severity level. The EPSS score is 2%, indicating a low but non-zero exploitation probability, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Based on the description, it is inferred that the attack vector may be unauthenticated if an attacker can supply a crafted serialized payload in a request, but confirmed prerequisites are not detailed in the available data. The overall assessment remains high risk due to the potential for full code execution on the host.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 11, 2026 at 15:46 UTC.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update the WordPress GiveWP Plugin to the latest available version (at least 4.16.7.2).


OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the WordPress GiveWP Plugin to version 4.16.7.2 or later.
  • Temporarily disable the GiveWP plugin or its frontend features to prevent exploitation until a patch is applied.
  • Restrict or block external access to the plugin’s PHP files or endpoints on the web server, for example by configuring your web application firewall.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 11, 2026 at 15:46 UTC.

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History

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Liquid Web / Stellarwp
Liquid Web / Stellarwp givewp
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Liquid Web / Stellarwp
Liquid Web / Stellarwp givewp
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP GiveWP allows Object Injection. This issue affects GiveWP: from n/a through 4.16.7.1.
Title WordPress GiveWP plugin <= 4.16.7.1 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-502
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Liquid Web / Stellarwp Givewp
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T14:50:53.520Z

Reserved: 2026-08-28T09:18:05.695Z

Link: CVE-2026-82222

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T14:50:49.432Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-28T12:16:32.810

Modified: 2026-08-28T16:18:32.060

Link: CVE-2026-82222

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T16:00:06Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-502

    Deserialization of Untrusted Data