CVE-2026-118193

The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.19.1 via the donor default user role parameter. This is due to the sanitize option donor default user role() function applying only a narrow literal check against the string 'administrator' rather than enforcing the plugin's own give get donor safe user roles() allowlist on save, and due to the give core settings import callback() AJAX handler writing imported JSON directly into the give settings option via update option() without invoking the sanitize filter at all. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with the GiveWP Manager role (holding the manage give settings capability) and above to configure donor registration to assign privileged WordPress roles — up to and including Administrator via the import path — to every new donor account created through the platform. Via the settings save path, the Administrator role is blocked but any other elevated role (Editor, Author, etc.) is accepted; via the Tools › Import JSON path, the sanitize filter is bypassed entirely, allowing the Administrator role itself to be stored and subsequently applied to all newly registered donor accounts.