CVE-2024-13499: The The GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution via gamipress_do_shortcode() fun

high Affects gamipress (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.2, updated 2026-10-29; published 2025-01-22; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The The GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, achievements, badges & ranks in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution via gamipress_do_shortcode() fun

Package: gamipress (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <7.2.2
Fixed in: 7.2.2
Severity: high CVSS 7.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (49.4th percentile)
Published: 2025-01-22
Source: nvd

References

CWE-94

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