Unauthenticated information disclosure via unchecked setup wizard
Published Aug 20, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Missing authorization in StellarWP GiveWP 3.13.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to read setup wizard administrative pages. The Page::setup_wizard method renders the administrative wizard without first enforcing the required WordPress capability. No WordPress account is required; exposure is limited to information rendered by the wizard, with no reported modification or interruption.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in StellarWP GiveWP 3.13.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to read setup wizard administrative pages. The Page::setup_wizard method renders the administrative wizard without first enforcing the required WordPress capability. No WordPress account is required; exposure is limited to information rendered by the wizard, with no reported modification or interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-5939
- Published
- Aug 20, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Liquid Web
- Product
- GiveWP
- Classifications
- CWE-862
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 20, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=3.13.0
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