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CVE-2024-1799: GamiPress – The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress <= 6.8.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-03-20 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-89
Description
The GamiPress – The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'achievement_types' attribute of the gamipress_earnings shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 6.8.6 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Affected products
- rubengc GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress: before 6.8.7 — fixed in 6.8.7
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: rubengc GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress 6.8.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3051688%40gamipress&new=3051688%40gamipress&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f357fe2a-aa24-42cd-ac2c-c948e18a4710?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3051688%40gamipress&new=3051688%40gamipress&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f357fe2a-aa24-42cd-ac2c-c948e18a4710?source=cve
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