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Gamipress CVE-2024-11036

CRITICAL
Code Injection (CWE-94)
2024-11-19 security@wordfence.com
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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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.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.7% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

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.

Affects your stack

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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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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 51% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.7%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

50
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +49
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Code Injection CRITICAL

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

cpe:2.3:a:gamipress:gamipress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
CVE-2023-24000 HIGH POC
8.2 Oct 31

A vulnerability in Ruben Garcia GamiPress gamipress.5.7. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.2), this vulnerability is remotely

CVE-2024-13496 HIGH POC
7.5 Jan 22

The GamiPress - Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is

CVE-2024-2505 HIGH POC
8.1 Apr 29

The GamiPress WordPress plugin before 6.8.9's access control mechanism fails to properly restrict access to its settings

CVE-2023-0154 MEDIUM POC
5.4 Feb 06

The GamiPress WordPress plugin before 1.0.9 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputt

CVE-2026-59538 CRITICAL
9.3 Jul 27

Unauthenticated SQL injection in the Gamipress WordPress plugin (versions up to 7.9.7) allows remote attackers to execut

CVE-2026-107320 MEDIUM POC
5.3 Oct 14

Unauthenticated information disclosure in the GamiPress WordPress plugin (affected versions 7.9.5 up to but not includin

CVE-2024-1799 HIGH
8.8 Mar 20

The GamiPress - The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPr

CVE-2026-94177 HIGH POC
8.5 Sep 30

SQL injection in GamiPress WordPress plugin versions 8.0.2 and earlier allows unauthenticated attackers to read sensitiv

CVE-2026-48874 HIGH
8.5 Jun 15

SQL injection in the GamiPress WordPress plugin versions 7.8.7 and earlier allows authenticated users with subscriber-le

CVE-2026-112837 HIGH
8.5 Oct 23

Blind SQL injection in the GamiPress WordPress plugin, affecting all versions through 8.0.7, lets an authenticated user

CVE-2026-107319 MEDIUM POC
4.3 Oct 14

Arbitrary activity-log disclosure in the GamiPress WordPress plugin before 8.0.6 lets any authenticated user - including

CVE-2026-77764 MEDIUM POC
4.3 Sep 02

Insufficient access control in GamiPress (WordPress plugin before 7.9.9.6) allows any authenticated Subscriber-level use

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