---
id: CVE-2026-97196
title: >-
  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.
summary: >-
  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.
severity: critical
cvss: 9.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-1289
vendor: Liquid Web / StellarWP
product: give
affected:
  - give >= n/a <= 4.16.9
published: '2026-09-30'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T07:16:31.320'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97196'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/give/vulnerability/wordpress-givewp-plugin-4-16-9-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
    label: audit@patchstack.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T07:59:43.032Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

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