CVE-2026-97196
WordPress GiveWP plugin <= 4.16.9 - Broken Authentication vulnerability
Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP GiveWP allows Authentication Bypass.
This issue affects GiveWP: from n/a through 4.16.9.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress GiveWP plugin <= 4.16.9 - Broken Authentication vulnerability
Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP GiveWP allows Authentication Bypass.
This issue affects GiveWP: from n/a through 4.16.9.
- Record
CVE-2026-97196- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1289
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-89655
Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP GiveWP allows Authentication Bypass.
This issue affects GiveWP: from n/a through 4.16.9.
- Record
EUVD-2026-89655- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wm87-9v37-7595
Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP GiveWP...
Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP GiveWP allows Authentication Bypass.
This issue affects GiveWP: from n/a through 4.16.9.
- Record
GHSA-wm87-9v37-7595- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1289
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP GiveWP allows Authentication Bypass.
This issue affects GiveWP: from n/a through 4.16.9.
- Record
CVE-2026-97196- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1289
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-97196 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Liquid Web / Stellarwp Givewp, published September 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.