CVE-2025-49997
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Syed Balkhi Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress rafflepress allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress: from n/a through <= 1.12.18.
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 confidenceThis is a broken access control vulnerability in the WordPress plugin 'Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress' (rafflepress). The plugin fails to properly enforce authorization checks on certain functionality, allowing users to access privileged operations that should be restricted by Access Control Lists (ACLs). An attacker could potentially manipulate giveaways, contests, or access sensitive data without proper authorization.
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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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify RafflePress plugin is installedLog in to WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress' or 'RafflePress' in the list of active plugins.Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list, regardless of activation status, indicating the vulnerable code is present.
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Identify installed RafflePress versionIn the Plugins page, find the RafflePress entry and note the version number displayed beneath the plugin name. Alternatively, check the plugin main file header at wp-content/plugins/rafflepress/rafflepress.php for the 'Version' comment.Affected if The installed version matches or falls within the affected version range (compare to vendor advisories for specific vulnerable versions).
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Confirm plugin is active on frontendVisit the website homepage and view page source, or use a site scanner, to detect if RafflePress JavaScript assets (rafflepress-loader.js or similar) are loading on public-facing pages.Affected if The plugin is active and loaded on the site, meaning the access control vulnerability can potentially be exploited via web requests.
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Check user role configurationNavigate to RafflePress > Settings > General in the admin panel. Review which user roles have access to create, edit, or manage giveaways and contests.Affected if Lower-privileged roles (such as Contributor, Author, or Editor) have permission to create or manage giveaways, indicating overly permissive ACL settings.
Your environment is affected if the RafflePress plugin is installed with a vulnerable version AND the plugin exposes privileged functionality to users without proper capability checks.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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.
From vendor dataUpdate the RafflePress plugin to the latest version which should include proper capability checks, nonce verification, and role-based access control enforcement on all sensitive endpoints. If no update is available, disable the plugin until a patch is released.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-49997 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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