Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-1799GamiPress – The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress <= 6.8.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity SQL 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 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The GamiPress – The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'achievement_types' attribute of the gamipress_earnings shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 6.8.6 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| rubengc | GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress | 0 – through 6.8.6 |
Weakness: CWE-89 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H