---
id: CVE-2026-111978
title: GiveWP < 4.19.0.1 - Give Manager+ Path Traversal via Core Settings Import
summary: >-
  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-parse…
severity: medium
cvss: 6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L'
cvssSource: adp
cwe:
  - CWE-22
product: GiveWP
affected:
  - GiveWP < 4.19.0.1
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-26T10:08:28.884960Z'
published: '2026-10-25'
updated: '2026-10-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-26T10:13:37.813Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111978'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ab77a13e-491e-47a9-a50d-839a8ad341aa/'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00276
epssPercentile: 0.19951
ingestedAt: '2026-10-25T22:08:29.965Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `GiveWP < 4.19.0.1`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.