# CVE-2023-25715: WordPress GamiPress Plugin <= 2.5.6 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control

> Attackers can bypass authorization checks in the GamiPress WordPress plugin to perform unauthorized actions or modify data.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-769x-q5v4-m549

## What is CVE-2023-25715?

CVE-2023-25715 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in GamiPress – The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress, published on 19 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in GamiPress GamiPress – The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress.This issue affects GamiPress – The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress: from n/a through 2.5.6.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25715?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gamipress Gamipress.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-25715?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25715 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-25715 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25715 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in GamiPress – The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress

- [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-2023-25715 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-25715 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in GamiPress – The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress, published on 19 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25715 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: GamiPress – The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress. 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-2023-25715/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25715/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25715
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25715
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-25715

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25715/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.