---
id: "CVE-2026-111978"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-111978"]
title: "GiveWP WordPress plugin: path traversal reads and overwrites server files"
severity: "medium"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["givewp", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["auth-required", "no-givewp"]
published_at: "2026-10-25T06:16:31+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-25T06:36:35+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T06:37:43+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111978", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-25T06:36:35+00:00"}]
---

# GiveWP WordPress plugin: path traversal reads and overwrites server files

The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 4.19.0.1 does not validate a user-supplied filename before reading it from disk. A user with a high-privilege custom role can read JSON-parseable files anywhere on the server and overwrite the plugin's stored configuration.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed GiveWP version in the WordPress admin under Plugins, or with `wp plugin get give --field=version` if WP-CLI is available.
- Review which custom roles hold high privileges over GiveWP settings.

## Fix

- Update the GiveWP plugin to `4.19.0.1` or later.
- Review custom roles that can access GiveWP and remove permissions they do not need until the update is applied.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-25T06:36:35+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111978

## From the sources

The GiveWP  WordPress plugin before 4.19.0.1 does not properly validate a user-supplied filename before reading it from disk, allowing users with a high-privilege custom role to perform path traversal, disclose the contents of JSON-parseable files anywhere on the server, and overwrite the GiveWP  WordPress plugin before 4.19.0.1's stored configuration.

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