Vulnerability · Published Jan 22, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-13499GamiPress <= 7.2.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via gamipress_do_shortcode() Function
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity code injection in GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress from rubengc. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| rubengc | GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress | 0 – through 7.2.1 |
Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b30ab159-ff3c-4d46-b182-f8938097b837?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/trunk/includes/functions.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/trunk/includes/functions.php#L645
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/gamipress/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3226227/