# CVE-2023-25697: WordPress GamiPress plugin <= 2.5.6 - CSRF Leading to Settings Change Vulnerability

> An attacker can trick users into changing GamiPress settings via CSRF, requiring an upgrade to the latest plugin version.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8hjv-936x-cwgq

## What is CVE-2023-25697?

CVE-2023-25697 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GamiPress, published on 19 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in GamiPress.This issue affects GamiPress: from n/a through 2.5.6.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25697?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gamipress Gamipress.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-25697?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-25697 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25697 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in GamiPress

- [CVE-2024-1799](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1799/): SQL injection in GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-24000](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24000/): WordPress GamiPress Plugin <= 2.5.7 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2024-2505](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2505/): GamiPress < 6.8.9 - Broken Access Control (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-13496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13496/): GamiPress <= 7.3.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via orderby Parameter (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-13495](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13495/): GamiPress <= 7.2.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via gamipress_ajax_get_logs Function (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-25697 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-25697 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GamiPress, published on 19 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25697 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: GamiPress. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25697/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25697/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25697
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25697
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-25697

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25697/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.