CVE-2024-13499
Gamipress ≤ 7.2.2
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2024-13499 is a high-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Gamipress Gamipress. Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Junk Data (T1001.001); ranked at the 47th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-13499 is an arbitrary shortcode execution vulnerability in the GamiPress – Gamification plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 7.2.1. The issue resides in the gamipress_do_shortcode() function within the plugin's includes/functions.php file, where the software fails to properly validate a user-supplied value before passing it to WordPress's do_shortcode() function. This flaw, classified under CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), enables attackers to inject and execute malicious shortcodes.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), and no user interaction (UI:N), as indicated by its CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (C:L/I:L/A:L/S:U). Exploitation allows execution of arbitrary shortcodes, which could result in limited impacts such as unauthorized data access, modification, or disruption depending on available shortcodes and site configuration.
References point to mitigation via patching, including WordPress plugins trac changeset 3226227, which addresses the issue in functions.php (notably around line 645), and a Wordfence threat intelligence advisory detailing the vulnerability. Security practitioners should update the GamiPress plugin beyond version 7.2.1 and review plugin usage on affected WordPress sites.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-51633
Vulnerability Data
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() function in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.1. This is due to the…
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software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
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V1.3.1
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation finds code paths that accept and execute externally influenced strings.
Input validation directly stops untrusted data from being used to construct executable code without neutralization.
Least privilege limits the damage an injected code fragment can perform once executed.
Requiring documented secure development standards and tools enforces use of safe code-generation APIs and escaping.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly target injection flaws via secure coding and testing (mostly), yet as a single broad outcome it leaves many code-generation specifics unaddressed (partial).
PR.DS-10 protects runtime data confidentiality/integrity but has no bearing on neutralizing externally influenced input during code generation, so neither direction shows any preventive effect.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.