Scratch & Win – Giveaways and Contests <= 2.7.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via reset_installation Function
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
The Scratch & Win – Giveaways and Contests. Boost subscribers, traffic, repeat visits, referrals, sales and more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.1. This is due to missing nonce validation on the reset_installation() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the plugin’s installation via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| akashmalik | Scratch & Win – Giveaways and Contests. Boost subscribers, traffic, repeat visits, referrals, sales and more | up to 2.7.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Scratch & Win – Giveaways and Contests. Boost subscribers, traffic, repeat visits, referrals, sales and more Vendorakashmalik Affected up to 2.7.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12545
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3j44-rhhg-r43v
References
More akashmalik vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-12360 Scratch & Win – Giveaways and Contests <= 2.8.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Coupon Creation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-11039 Scratch & Win – Giveaways and Contests <= 2.6.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2024-12545 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-12545 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3j44-rhhg-r43v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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