CVE-2024-13499
GamiPress <= 7.2.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via gamipress_do_shortcode() Function
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.3 High
- Published
- Jan 22, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 16, 2025
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.3 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPressrubengc |
|
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/
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