CVE-2022-2215: The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 2.21.3 does not properly sanitise and escape the currency settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attac

medium Affects givewp (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-08-01; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 2.21.3 does not properly sanitise and escape the currency settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attac

Package: givewp (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.21.3
Fixed in: 2.21.3
Severity: medium CVSS 4.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (50.5th percentile)
Published: 2022-08-01
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

NVD record givewp (WordPress plugin) advisories

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