CVE-2024-2783: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in rubengc GamiPress – 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 Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 6.9.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-2783 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the GamiPress WordPress plugin (up to version 6.9.0). It results from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of user-supplied shortcode attributes. This allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in the context of other users viewing the injected pages. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality and integrity but does not affect availability. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher privileges can inject persistent malicious scripts via plugin shortcodes, leading to potential theft of user credentials or session tokens and unauthorized actions performed in the context of other users. The vulnerability compromises confidentiality and integrity of affected sites but does not impact availability. There are no known active exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access and above to trusted users only. Monitor plugin updates from the vendor and apply any released patches promptly to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-2783: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in rubengc GamiPress – 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 Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 6.9.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-2783 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the GamiPress WordPress plugin (up to version 6.9.0). It results from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of user-supplied shortcode attributes. This allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in the context of other users viewing the injected pages. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality and integrity but does not affect availability. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher privileges can inject persistent malicious scripts via plugin shortcodes, leading to potential theft of user credentials or session tokens and unauthorized actions performed in the context of other users. The vulnerability compromises confidentiality and integrity of affected sites but does not impact availability. There are no known active exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access and above to trusted users only. Monitor plugin updates from the vendor and apply any released patches promptly to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-03-21T16:03:37.329Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6db5b7ef31ef0b58b2f1
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:46:29 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 2:06:27 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 1:09:13 AM
Views: 12
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