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CVE-2023-0154: GamiPress – Vimeo integration < 1.0.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-02-06 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The GamiPress WordPress plugin before 1.0.9 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Affected products

• rubengc GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress: before 1.0.9 — fixed in 1.0.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: rubengc GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress 1.0.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5e66e173-776d-4423-b4a2-eb7316b2502f
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5e66e173-776d-4423-b4a2-eb7316b2502f

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