CVE-2025-49997 WordPress Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress plugin <= 1.12.18 - Broken Access Control + CSRF Vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls to perform unauthorized actions in the RafflePress WordPress plugin due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2025-49997?
CVE-2025-49997 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Syed Balkhi Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress, published on 20 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Syed Balkhi Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress rafflepress allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress: from n/a through <= 1.12.18.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49997?
How do I fix CVE-2025-49997?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49997 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-49997 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49997 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x2gv-xg7r-vx8g.