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CVE-2023-0176: Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress < 1.11.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

The Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress WordPress plugin before 1.11.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

MediumCVSS 5.4Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

This is a stored cross-site scripting issue in the RafflePress WordPress giveaway plugin before 1.11.3. A logged-in user with contributor-level access or higher could place unsafe shortcode attributes into content, causing script to run when someone views the affected page or post.

Executive priority

Treat this as a routine but real web security fix. It is not listed as actively exploited in the provided sources, but affected public WordPress sites with multiple content authors should be updated promptly.

Technical view

The plugin failed to validate and escape some shortcode attributes before reflecting them into embedded page or post output. The issue is CWE-79 with CVSS 3.1 score 5.4: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, low confidentiality and integrity impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites running Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress before 1.11.3, especially where contributor or higher roles are assigned to untrusted or compromised users.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. WPScan is tagged as an exploit reference, so public technical details may exist, but the bundle does not support claiming in-the-wild exploitation.

Researcher notes

Focus validation on shortcode rendering paths and role-based content creation. Evidence in the bundle supports the vulnerable version boundary, CWE-79 classification, CVSS 5.4 rating, and contributor-plus prerequisite, but not active exploitation.

Mitigation direction

  • Upgrade Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress to version 1.11.3 or later.
  • Review contributor, author, editor, and administrator accounts for unnecessary access.
  • Audit affected posts and pages containing RafflePress shortcodes from lower-privileged users.
  • Check plugin vendor and WPScan guidance for any additional remediation details.
  • Temporarily restrict content publishing by untrusted users until upgraded.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory WordPress sites using the RafflePress plugin.
  • Confirm installed plugin version is 1.11.3 or later.
  • Identify posts or pages embedding RafflePress shortcodes.
  • Review recent shortcode edits by contributor-level or higher accounts.
  • Check web security monitoring for stored XSS alerts on affected pages.
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Confidence
high
Sources
3

Public sources used

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup

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Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.4 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
5.4CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.32.7Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

5.4Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2023-0176Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
UnknownGiveaways and Contests by RafflePress0unaffected
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-79

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