Giveaway <= 1.2.2 - Authenticated SQL Injection

published 2021-08-23 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-11409

cvss: 7.2; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.3%; EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
public exploits: 0; none known

The Giveaway WordPress plugin through 1.2.2 is vulnerable to an SQL Injection issue which allows an administrative user to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the $post_id on the options.php page.

Exploit prediction

1.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a1cf08fe-943a-4f14-beb0-25216011b538 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Unknown Giveaway

Classification

Weakness

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

wpscan.com /vulnerability/a1cf08fe-943a-4f14-beb0-25216011b538
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-24497
NVD CVE-2021-24497

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Summary