CVE-2024-12545: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in akashmalik Scratch & Win – Giveaways and Contests. Boost subscribers, traffic, repeat visits, referrals, sales and more
The Scratch & Win – Giveaways and Contests. Boost subscribers, traffic, repeat visits, referrals, sales and more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.1. This is due to missing nonce validation on the reset_installation() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the plugin’s installation via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability in the akashmalik Scratch & Win WordPress plugin is due to missing nonce validation on the reset_installation() function, which enables Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks. An attacker can exploit this by convincing an authenticated site administrator to perform an action (e.g., clicking a crafted link) that triggers a reset of the plugin installation. This affects all versions up to and including 2.7.1. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires no privileges but does require user interaction, with low attack complexity and impacts availability and integrity to a limited extent.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated attacker to reset the plugin installation by tricking an authenticated administrator, potentially causing loss of plugin settings or disruption of plugin functionality. There is no direct impact on confidentiality. The overall impact is limited to integrity and availability with medium severity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch or official fix is available, administrators should avoid interacting with suspicious links or requests that could trigger plugin reset actions. Monitoring for plugin updates from the vendor is recommended to apply any forthcoming fixes.
CVE-2024-12545: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in akashmalik Scratch & Win – Giveaways and Contests. Boost subscribers, traffic, repeat visits, referrals, sales and more
Description
The Scratch & Win – Giveaways and Contests. Boost subscribers, traffic, repeat visits, referrals, sales and more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.1. This is due to missing nonce validation on the reset_installation() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the plugin’s installation via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability in the akashmalik Scratch & Win WordPress plugin is due to missing nonce validation on the reset_installation() function, which enables Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks. An attacker can exploit this by convincing an authenticated site administrator to perform an action (e.g., clicking a crafted link) that triggers a reset of the plugin installation. This affects all versions up to and including 2.7.1. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires no privileges but does require user interaction, with low attack complexity and impacts availability and integrity to a limited extent.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated attacker to reset the plugin installation by tricking an authenticated administrator, potentially causing loss of plugin settings or disruption of plugin functionality. There is no direct impact on confidentiality. The overall impact is limited to integrity and availability with medium severity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch or official fix is available, administrators should avoid interacting with suspicious links or requests that could trigger plugin reset actions. Monitoring for plugin updates from the vendor is recommended to apply any forthcoming fixes.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-12-11T21:24:59.613Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e41b7ef31ef0b59bc9b
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:48:49 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 12:49:55 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 3:47:02 PM
Views: 25
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