WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-32827 Deferred

Giveaways and Contests: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

Giveaways and Contests is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.

CVE / CNA score 5.3 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Giveaways and Contests
Plugin slug
rafflepress
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 17, 2024
Weakness
CWE-290 — Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

This CVE was published May 17, 2024 and is one of 10 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Giveaways and Contests to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

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

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in RafflePress Giveaways and Contests allows Functionality Bypass.This issue affects Giveaways and Contests: from n/a through 1.12.7.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Primary and upstream sources