The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 4.16.9 does not remove shortcode delimiters from donor-supplied values before rendering them on public pages, and the shortcode stripping it applies can be defeated by nesting, allowing unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary shortcodes registered on the site.
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Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000

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Description The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 4.16.9 does not remove shortcode delimiters from donor-supplied values before rendering them on public pages, and the shortcode stripping it applies can be defeated by nesting, allowing unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary shortcodes registered on the site.
Title GiveWP < 4.16.9 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Donor Name
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-21T08:51:51.797Z

Reserved: 2026-09-03T07:44:04.337Z

Link: CVE-2026-85113

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-21T09:17:06.040

Modified: 2026-09-21T09:17:06.040

Link: CVE-2026-85113

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-21T11:00:10Z

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