CVE-2024-11502: The Planning Center Online Giving WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not validate and escape some of its shor

Routine

MEDIUM 5.4DOWNGRADE

CVE-2024-11502 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.4) affecting planning center online giving. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The Planning Center Online Giving WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.4 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.3% (top 75%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2025-05-15
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): WPScan · Vendor: wpchurchteam

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-05-15 20:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 06:57 UTCUpdated Record last modified

wpchurchteam planning center online giving DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.0.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.0.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy planning-center-online-giving || rpm -q planning-center-online-giving || planning-center-online-giving --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.0.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison planning-center-online-giving sudo apt install planning-center-online-giving=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0.0> sudo apt-mark hold planning-center-online-giving

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list planning-center-online-giving sudo dnf downgrade planning-center-online-giving-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.0.0> sudo dnf versionlock add planning-center-online-giving

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-11502?

planning center online giving: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-11502 being exploited?

CVE-2024-11502 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-11502 affect?

CVE-2024-11502 affects planning center online giving. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.4). The Planning Center Online Giving WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contrib

How urgent is CVE-2024-11502?

Priority 30/100. Public exploit reference

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