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TI-2023-01061 Aliases CVE-2023-1121GHSA-ghmr-p9mx-67mf

Simple Giveaways < 2.45.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Simple Giveaways WordPress plugin before 2.45.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00442 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Simple Giveaways (Unknown): 2.45.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownSimple Giveawaysbefore 2.45.12.45.1Patch availableCNA
  • Simple Giveaways VendorUnknown Affected before 2.45.1 Fixed in 2.45.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibenic:simple_giveaways:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 2.45.1Vulnerableibenic
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibenic:simple_giveaways:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.45.1 Vulnerable ·ibenic

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Simple Giveaways (Unknown) Fixed in 2.45.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Simple Giveaways 2.45.1

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-01062 Simple Giveaways < 2.45.1 - Editor+ Stored Cross-Site ScriptingPriority MEDIUM 55
    • TI-2023-01060 Simple Giveaways < 2.45.1 - Admin+ Stored XSSPriority MEDIUM 55
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-1121
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ghmr-p9mx-67mf

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2023-01062 Simple Giveaways < 2.45.1 - Editor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2023-01060 Simple Giveaways < 2.45.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2023-14812 WordPress Simple Giveaways Plugin <= 2.46.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-06590 Simple Giveaways < 2.36.2 - Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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