CVE-2023-31086 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-31086: WordPress Simple Giveaways Plugin <= 2.46.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Igor Benic
Product Simple Giveaways – Grow your business, email lists and traffic with contests
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published November 9, 2023
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Simple Giveaways contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows an attacker to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of a logged-in site administrator. The attacker must trick an admin into visiting a malicious webpage while logged into the WordPress site. This can result in unauthorized changes to giveaway settings or data deletion.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in admin into performing unwanted actions like modifying giveaway settings or deleting data.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin's giveaway configuration or contest data could be altered or deleted without their knowledge or consent.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage; no special plugin configuration required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 9, 2023 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated