RafflePress Giveaways and Contests Plugin up to 1.12.19 on WordPress Username cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in RafflePress Giveaways and Contests Plugin up to 1.12.19 on WordPress. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation of the argument Username can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-12484. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in RafflePress Giveaways and Contests Plugin up to 1.12.19 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument username with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress – Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple social media username parameters in all versions up to, and including, 1.12.19 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-12484. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-198143). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• RafflePress

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• Giveaways and Contests Plugin

Version

• 1.12.0
• 1.12.1
• 1.12.2
• 1.12.3
• 1.12.4
• 1.12.5
• 1.12.6
• 1.12.7
• 1.12.8
• 1.12.9
• 1.12.10
• 1.12.11
• 1.12.12
• 1.12.13
• 1.12.14
• 1.12.15
• 1.12.16
• 1.12.17
• 1.12.18
• 1.12.19

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