CVE-2024-8353

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The GiveWP - Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all

The GiveWP - Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.16.1 via deserialization of untrusted input via several parameters like 'give_title' and 'card_address'. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. The additional presence of a POP chain allows attackers to delete arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution.

This is essentially the same vulnerability as CVE-2024-5932, however, it was discovered the presence of stripslashes_deep on user_info allows the is_serialized check to be bypassed. This issue was mostly patched in 3.16.1, but further hardening was added in 3.16.2.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.91641

Act now

EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
Reliable Metasploit module available (rank: Excellent) - weaponised exploit code
Public exploit or PoC is available
SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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This page is every public fact about CVE-2024-8353, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.

Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:

CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked. EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal. CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score. Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.

How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.

Then what - two workflows:

Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits. PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.

Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).

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ATT&CK techniques

Techniques this CVE enables - linked via CWECAPECATT&CK. High◆ = named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei templates.

T1190 · Exploit Public-Facing Application

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CAPEC attack patterns

Attack patterns this CVE enables - the bridge from weakness to ATT&CK technique.

CAPEC-CAPEC-586 · Object Injection

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Weakness Classification

CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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Affected Products & Versions

givewp< 3.16.2

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Public Exploits & PoCs

These PoC and exploit links come from public sources and are not verified to be safe or functional. Review the code before running anything, and treat unverified entries as untrusted.
nucleiGiveWP Donation Plugin <= 3.16.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injectioncritical
pocEQSTLab/CVE-2024-8353 (nomi-sec)
poc0xb0mb3r/CVE-2024-8353-PoC (nomi-sec)
poc0xb0mb3r/CVE-2024-5932-PoC (trickest)
poc20142995/nuclei-templates (trickest)
pocARPSyndicate/cve-scores (trickest)
poccyb3r-w0lf/nuclei-template-collection (trickest)
pocdavid-prv/vulnerable-wordpress-plugins (trickest)
pocfkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds (trickest)
pocnomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub (trickest)
pocnothe1senberg/CVE-2024-8353 (trickest)

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Metasploit Modules

Weaponised exploit modules in the Metasploit Framework. Rank is Metasploit’s reliability rating - Excellent/Great/Good means dependable, real-world exploit code (a strong “act now” signal), not a fragile PoC.

Excellentexploit/multi/http/wp_givewp_rce2024-08-25

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