GamiPress permits Subscriber-level unlimited cross-user awards
GamiPress before 7.9.9.6 does not adequately restrict video watch tracking. A Subscriber can repeatedly grant configured points, achievements, and ranks to arbitrary users, including administrators, without a disclosed limit.
- Component
- GamiPress
- Plugin slug
gamipress- Affected
- < 7.9.9.6
- Safe version
7.9.9.6- Published
- Sep 02, 2026
This CVE was published Sep 02, 2026 and is one of 25 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update to GamiPress 7.9.9.6 or later and audit gamification awards generated by low-privilege accounts.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The GamiPress WordPress plugin before 7.9.9.6 does not properly restrict its video watch-tracking functionality, allowing users with a role as low as Subscriber to award the configured gamification points, achievements and ranks to arbitrary users including administrators, and to accrue them without limit.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N