CVE-2025-49997: WordPress Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress plugin <= 1.12.18 - Broken Access Control + CSRF Vulnerability
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-49997 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in syed balkhi giveaways and contests by rafflepress. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22.6% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 1.12.19.
Timeline
- 20-06-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 28-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Missing 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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- wordfenceSource5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.31%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
23%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.31% 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
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Syed balkhi1 product
Wordpress1 product
- rafflepress≤ 1.12.18 (fixed in 1.12.19)
2 vendors · 2 products
References
2 links- patchstack.com/database/…VDB Entry