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Simple GiveawaysWordPress extension · Ibenic

CVE-2023-31086

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-11-09
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.46.1 or later.
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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Igor Benic Simple Giveaways – Grow your business, email lists and traffic with contests plugin <= 2.46.0 versions.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Simple Giveaways WordPress plugin up to version 2.46.0 allows attackers to potentially trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions via maliciously crafted requests.

MitigationUpdate the plugin to the latest version beyond 2.46.0 if a patched version is available, or implement proper CSRF token/nonce validation on all state-changing form actions and AJAX endpoints within the plugin.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Simple GiveawaysWordPress extension
Affected:< 2.46.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Simple Giveaways plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and locate 'Simple Giveaways' by Ibenic in the installed plugins list, or query the database: SELECT option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = 'active_plugins' AND option_value LIKE '%simple-giveaways%';
    Affected if Plugin is not installed or not active - no CSRF risk
  2. Identify the installed version number
    In WordPress admin > Plugins > Simple Giveaways, read the version number displayed below the plugin name, or query: SELECT option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name LIKE '%simple_giveaways%version%';
    Affected if Version is 2.46.0 or lower, meaning the plugin is vulnerable to missing CSRF protection
  3. Check for state-changing admin actions
    Inspect the plugin files (wp-content/plugins/simple-giveaways/) for form handlers and AJAX endpoints that modify data, typically in files like class-ajax.php, admin/settings.php, or similar. Look for functions handling giveaways, entries, or settings saves.
    Affected if Plugin exposes admin-facing forms or AJAX endpoints without CSRF token/nonce validation - vulnerability is exploitable

If the Simple Giveaways plugin is active at version 2.46.0 or lower and has admin forms or AJAX endpoints lacking CSRF protection, the environment is affected by CVE-2023-31086.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.46.1 or later
Fixed in 2.46.1
Interim mitigation

Update the plugin to the latest version beyond 2.46.0 if a patched version is available, or implement proper CSRF token/nonce validation on all state-changing form actions and AJAX endpoints within the plugin.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Simple Giveaways version 2.46.1

  1. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. Locate the Simple Giveaways plugin
  4. Check the current version number to confirm it is below 2.46.1
  5. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 2.46.1
  6. Alternatively, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin and upload version 2.46.1 of the Simple Giveaways plugin
  7. After updating, verify the plugin version shows 2.46.1 or higher
  8. Test the plugin functionality to ensure the update did not break any existing contests or giveaways
Caveat Minor WordPress plugin updates typically have no breaking changes; however, test in staging if available

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Simple Giveaways Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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  • Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
  • No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
  • No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data