CVE-2025-47606 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability identified in the Simple Giveaways plugin developed by Igor Benic. This vulnerability affects versions up to 2.48.2 of the plugin. CSRF vulnerabilities allow an attacker to trick an authenticated user into submitting a forged HTTP request to a web application in which the user is currently authenticated. In this case, the vulnerability could enable an attacker to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of the user without their consent or knowledge. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3, indicating a medium severity level. The vector string (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) indicates that the attack can be performed remotely over the network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges, but does require user interaction (such as clicking a malicious link). The impact is limited to integrity (I:L), with no confidentiality or availability impact. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication, and no patches have been released yet. The vulnerability falls under CWE-352, which is a common web application security weakness related to CSRF attacks. Simple Giveaways is a WordPress plugin used to manage giveaways and contests, often integrated into marketing and promotional campaigns on websites.

For European organizations using the Simple Giveaways plugin, this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized modification of giveaway entries or settings, potentially undermining the integrity of promotional campaigns. Attackers could manipulate contest outcomes or alter giveaway parameters, damaging brand reputation and customer trust. While the vulnerability does not directly compromise sensitive data confidentiality or system availability, the integrity impact could have financial and reputational consequences, especially for e-commerce, marketing agencies, and businesses relying on giveaways for customer engagement. Since exploitation requires user interaction, phishing or social engineering tactics could be employed to induce users to trigger the CSRF attack. Organizations with high web traffic and active user engagement on WordPress sites are at greater risk. Additionally, regulatory compliance under GDPR may be indirectly affected if the integrity breach leads to customer dissatisfaction or data handling concerns.

To mitigate this vulnerability, European organizations should: 1) Immediately monitor for updates or patches from the plugin vendor and apply them as soon as they become available. 2) Implement anti-CSRF tokens in all forms and state-changing requests within the Simple Giveaways plugin or site customizations to ensure requests are legitimate. 3) Educate users and administrators about the risks of clicking on suspicious links and the importance of verifying URLs before interaction. 4) Employ Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with rules that detect and block CSRF attack patterns targeting the Simple Giveaways plugin endpoints. 5) Limit user privileges on WordPress sites to the minimum necessary to reduce the impact of compromised accounts. 6) Regularly audit and monitor giveaway activities for unusual or unauthorized changes. 7) Consider disabling or temporarily removing the plugin if it is not critical until a patch is available.