CVE-2024-1799: CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in rubengc GamiPress – The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress
The GamiPress – The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'achievement_types' attribute of the gamipress_earnings shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 6.8.6 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
CVE-2024-1799: CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in rubengc GamiPress – The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress
Description
The GamiPress – The #1 gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'achievement_types' attribute of the gamipress_earnings shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 6.8.6 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-22T20:28:46.655Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6d3eb7ef31ef0b56f563
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:44:30 PM
Last updated: 2/26/2026, 11:30:41 AM
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