How severe is CVE-2024-12545?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-12545 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Akashmalik Scratch & Win – Giveaways And Contests. Boost Subscribers, Traffic, Repeat Visits, Referrals, Sales More

CVE-2024-12545

The Scratch & Win – Giveaways and Contests. Boost subscribers, traffic, repeat visits, referrals, sales and more plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.1. This is due to missing nonce validation on the reset_installation() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the plugin’s installation via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.002 (10.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Product)
security@wordfence.com (Release Notes)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12545?: CVE-2024-12545 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Akashmalik Scratch & Win – Giveaways And Contests. Boost Subscribers, Traffic, Repeat Visits, Referrals, Sales More, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-01-04.
How severe is CVE-2024-12545?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-12545 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.