GamiPress <= 7.2.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via gamipress_ajax_get_logs Function

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE CVE-2024-13495
CVSS High (7.3)
Publicly Published January 21, 2025
Last Updated January 22, 2025
Researcher mikemyers
Description

The The GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution via the gamipress_ajax_get_logs() 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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug gamipress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 7.2.1
Patched Version
  • 7.2.2
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