CVE-2022-2260Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Service interruption via forged statistics export

Published Aug 1, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Cross-site request forgery in GiveWP before 2.21.3 allows remote attackers to exhaust the web server's CPU through a forged export. The can_export function accepts donation-statistics export requests without valid nonce verification and fails to constrain date parameters, causing repeated database retrievals. Exploitation requires an authenticated administrator to visit or submit attacker-controlled content; the resulting resource exhaustion interrupts the WordPress service.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site request forgery in GiveWP before 2.21.3 allows remote attackers to exhaust the web server's CPU through a forged export. The can_export function accepts donation-statistics export requests without valid nonce verification and fails to constrain date parameters, causing repeated database retrievals. Exploitation requires an authenticated administrator to visit or submit attacker-controlled content; the resulting resource exhaustion interrupts the WordPress service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-2260
Published
Aug 1, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Liquid Web
Product
GiveWP
Classifications
CWE-352, T1499.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 1, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.21.3 <2.21.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Liquid Web · GiveWPversion=2.21.3 <2.21.3

Published CVSS scores

6.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.3WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
T1499.003Application Exhaustion Flood

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