Description
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.
Published: 2025-01-16
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Giveaways and Contests by PromoSimple 1.24 and earlier contain a stored cross‑site scripting flaw caused by insufficient neutralization of user input when generating web pages. An attacker who can insert content through the plugin’s input fields could cause malicious scripts to run in the browsers of any visitor who views the affected page, potentially allowing session hijacking, defacement, or data theft.

Affected Systems

Any WordPress installation that has the Sam Brodie Giveaways and Contests by PromoSimple plugin version 1.24 or older is vulnerable. The plugin must be present, and its input mechanisms must be reachable by users to exploit the flaw.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates moderate severity; however the EPSS score is below 1%, suggesting low probability of current exploitation, and the issue is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The attack vector is likely an untrusted user input that is stored and later rendered without proper escaping. If an attacker can submit content through the plugin, they may trigger the vulnerability by embedding script tags or other executable payloads into stored fields. The impact remains confined to the victim’s browser, but a compromised browser can compromise the user’s session, credentials, and potentially the site’s data if the attacker leaks stolen data to the plugin owner.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 1, 2026 at 20:12 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Giveaways & Contests by PromoSimple to a version newer than 1.24; the latest release contains the necessary input sanitization fix.
  • If an immediate upgrade is not feasible, disable or delete the plugin until the patch is applied.
  • As a temporary protective measure, implement a web‑application firewall rule that blocks scripts injected into the plugin’s form fields or perform output encoding on the stored content before rendering it to the page.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 1, 2026 at 20:12 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-3549 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in PromoSimple Giveaways and Contests by PromoSimple allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Giveaways and Contests by PromoSimple: from n/a through 1.24.
History

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in PromoSimple Giveaways and Contests by PromoSimple allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Giveaways and Contests by PromoSimple: from n/a through 1.24. 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.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in PromoSimple Giveaways and Contests by PromoSimple allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Giveaways and Contests by PromoSimple: from n/a through 1.24.
Title WordPress Giveaways and Contests by PromoSimple plugin <= 1.24 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T22:47:54.309Z

Reserved: 2025-01-16T11:32:32.178Z

Link: CVE-2025-23934

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Updated: 2025-01-17T21:08:38.742Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-01-16T21:15:35.367

Modified: 2026-06-17T08:57:45.410

Link: CVE-2025-23934

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-05-01T20:15:24Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')