CVE-2025-23934 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-23934: WordPress Giveaways and Contests by PromoSimple plugin <= 1.24 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Sam Brodie
Product Giveaways and Contests by PromoSimple
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published January 16, 2025
Last update May 11, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Sam Brodie Giveaways and Contests by PromoSimple giveaways-contests-by-promosimple allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Giveaways and Contests by PromoSimple: from n/a through <= 1.24.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Giveaways and Contests by PromoSimple versions 1.24 and earlier allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect other users or the site itself. An attacker with low-level access can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by another user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in other users' browsers to steal data, modify page content, or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' sessions and data can be compromised if they interact with attacker-controlled content; site reputation and user trust may be damaged.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-level user account and the victim must visit a malicious link or page the attacker controls.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 16, 2025 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated

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