CVE-2023-0176: Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress < 1.11.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-0176 is a high (CVSS 7.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in rafflepress giveaways_and_contests_by_rafflepress. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 1.11.3.
Timeline
- 06-02-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 25-03-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress WordPress plugin before 1.11.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- CVE.orgCNA5.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
- NVDNIST5.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.57%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
47%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.57% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Rafflepress1 product
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
- rafflepress≤ 1.11.2 (fixed in 1.11.3)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
2 links- wpscan.com/vulnerability/a762c25b-5c47-400e-8964-407cf4c94e9fExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory