CVE-2024-13499
What it is
The The GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution via gamipress_do_shortcode() function in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.1. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.3 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-94 · Code injection
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Gamipress < 7.2.2
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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Fix and advisories
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/trunk/includes/functions.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/trunk/includes/functions.php#L645
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3226227/
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/trunk/includes/functions.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/trunk/includes/functions.php#L645
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3226227/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/gamipress/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b30ab159-ff3c-4d46-b182-f8938097b837?source=cve