CVE-2024-13496 GamiPress <= 7.3.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via orderby Parameter
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the orderby parameter to extract sensitive database information from the GamiPress WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13496?
CVE-2024-13496 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in rubengc GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress, published on 22 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘orderby’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.3.1 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. NOTE: This vulnerability was previously published as being fixed in version 7.2.2 which was incorrect. The correct fixed version is 7.3.2.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13496?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gamipress Gamipress.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13496?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13496 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2024-13496 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-13496 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in rubengc GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress
- CVE-2024-1799 SQL injection in GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress
- CVE-2023-24000 WordPress GamiPress Plugin <= 2.5.7 is vulnerable to SQL Injection
- CVE-2024-2505 GamiPress < 6.8.9 - Broken Access Control
- CVE-2024-13495 GamiPress <= 7.2.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via gamipress_ajax_get_logs Function
- CVE-2024-13499 GamiPress <= 7.2.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via gamipress_do_shortcode() Function
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wx72-gcvw-cjv8.