CVE-2026-97318: CWE-601 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') in Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress
The Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress WordPress plugin before 1.12.27 does not properly validate a giveaway's parent page URL before saving it and later redirecting visitors to it, allowing unauthenticated attackers to make the site's own giveaway confirmation and referral links redirect visitors to an arbitrary external site.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-97318 is an open redirect vulnerability (CWE-601) in the Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress WordPress plugin prior to version 1.12.27. The plugin fails to properly validate the parent page URL of a giveaway before saving it and subsequently redirecting visitors. This allows unauthenticated attackers to craft giveaway confirmation and referral links that redirect users to arbitrary external sites, potentially facilitating phishing or other malicious activities.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to redirect users from legitimate giveaway confirmation or referral links to malicious external websites. While this does not directly compromise the site or user data, it can be used in social engineering attacks to deceive users into visiting harmful sites.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress plugin to version 1.12.27 or later where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-97318: CWE-601 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') in Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress
Description
The Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress WordPress plugin before 1.12.27 does not properly validate a giveaway's parent page URL before saving it and later redirecting visitors to it, allowing unauthenticated attackers to make the site's own giveaway confirmation and referral links redirect visitors to an arbitrary external site.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.1medium
Affected software
Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-97318 is an open redirect vulnerability (CWE-601) in the Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress WordPress plugin prior to version 1.12.27. The plugin fails to properly validate the parent page URL of a giveaway before saving it and subsequently redirecting visitors. This allows unauthenticated attackers to craft giveaway confirmation and referral links that redirect users to arbitrary external sites, potentially facilitating phishing or other malicious activities.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to redirect users from legitimate giveaway confirmation or referral links to malicious external websites. While this does not directly compromise the site or user data, it can be used in social engineering attacks to deceive users into visiting harmful sites.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress plugin to version 1.12.27 or later where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-24T11:27:52.068Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abf491ba43b0b3b897a0ec5
Added to database: 10/02/2026, 06:03:07 UTC
Last enriched: 10/02/2026, 06:16:02 UTC
Last updated: 10/03/2026, 03:11:26 UTC
Views: 22
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