Overview
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-66064, has been discovered in the “Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress” WordPress plugin. This vulnerability affects versions up to and including 1.12.20. CSRF vulnerabilities can allow attackers to perform actions on behalf of legitimate users without their knowledge or consent, potentially leading to unauthorized modifications of contest settings, user data manipulation, or even complete site compromise.
Technical Details
The CSRF vulnerability in RafflePress stems from a lack of sufficient protection against forged requests. Specifically, the plugin does not properly validate the origin of requests when performing certain actions. This allows an attacker to craft a malicious HTML page that, when visited by an authenticated administrator, will trigger actions within the RafflePress plugin without the administrator’s explicit consent. These actions could include modifying contest configurations, adding or removing entries, or changing plugin settings.
CVSS Analysis
Currently, the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) score and severity for CVE-2025-66064 are marked as N/A. However, given the nature of CSRF vulnerabilities and the potential impact on a WordPress site, users should consider this a significant risk and take immediate action to mitigate it.
Possible Impact
The potential impact of this CSRF vulnerability is significant:
- Contest Manipulation: Attackers could modify ongoing contests, influencing winners or disrupting the fair operation of giveaways.
- Data Modification: Sensitive data related to contests, participants, and plugin configurations could be altered or stolen.
- Site Compromise: In some cases, successful exploitation of CSRF vulnerabilities can be leveraged to escalate privileges and gain control over the entire WordPress site.
Mitigation and Patch Steps
The most effective mitigation is to update the “Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress” plugin to the latest available version, which includes a fix for this vulnerability. Follow these steps:
- Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard.
- Navigate to the “Plugins” section.
- Locate the “Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress” plugin.
- If an update is available, click the “Update Now” button.
- Verify that the plugin has been updated to a version later than 1.12.20.
If an update is not immediately available, consider temporarily disabling the plugin until a patched version is released.
