Is there a public exploit for CVE-2026-118193?

No public exploit for CVE-2026-118193 was found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei templates or public proof-of-concept repositories. That is an absence of evidence rather than proof that none exists.

How severe is CVE-2026-118193?

CVE-2026-118193 scores CVSS 8.8 (v3.1), rated high.

What does CVE-2026-118193 affect?

CVE-2026-118193 affects StellarWP GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform.

8.8 High

The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and…

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 donordefaultuserrole parameter. This is due to the sanitizeoptiondonordefaultuserrole() function applying only a narrow literal check against the string 'administrator' rather than enforcing the plugin's own givegetdonorsafeuserroles() allowlist on save, and due to the givecoresettingsimportcallback() AJAX handler writing imported JSON directly into the givesettings option via updateoption() without invoking the sanitize filter at all. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with the GiveWP Manager role (holding the managegivesettings 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…

Assessment

CVSS: 8.8 (v3.1)
Severity: High
Known exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Exploit availability: Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
Published: 5 November 2026
Last updated: 5 November 2026
Affected: StellarWP · GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform
Assigner: Wordfence

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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