Gamipress
CVE-2024-11036
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Code injection prevention, sandbox exec
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject and execute arbitrary code within the application by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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The The GamiPress - The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution via. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Never evaluate user-controlled input as code. Use sandboxing, disable dangerous functions, apply strict input validation.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Code Injection (CWE-94), which allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code within the application. The The GamiPress - The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution via gamipress_get_user_earnings AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.5. 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 include: Gamipress.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
The The GamiPress - The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution via gamipress_get_user_earnings AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.5. 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.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Code injection occurs when an application accepts user input and passes it directly into a language interpreter or evaluator without proper sanitization.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
A vulnerability in Ruben Garcia GamiPress gamipress.5.7. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.2), this vulnerability is remotely
The GamiPress - Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is
The GamiPress WordPress plugin before 6.8.9's access control mechanism fails to properly restrict access to its settings
The GamiPress WordPress plugin before 1.0.9 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputt
Unauthenticated SQL injection in the Gamipress WordPress plugin (versions up to 7.9.7) allows remote attackers to execut
Unauthenticated information disclosure in the GamiPress WordPress plugin (affected versions 7.9.5 up to but not includin
The GamiPress - The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPr
SQL injection in GamiPress WordPress plugin versions 8.0.2 and earlier allows unauthenticated attackers to read sensitiv
SQL injection in the GamiPress WordPress plugin versions 7.8.7 and earlier allows authenticated users with subscriber-le
Blind SQL injection in the GamiPress WordPress plugin, affecting all versions through 8.0.7, lets an authenticated user
Arbitrary activity-log disclosure in the GamiPress WordPress plugin before 8.0.6 lets any authenticated user - including
Insufficient access control in GamiPress (WordPress plugin before 7.9.9.6) allows any authenticated Subscriber-level use
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