# CVE-2026-15439: GamiPress \<= 7.9.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-09-11

## Affected

- rubengc GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, badges & ranks in WordPress, now with AI: through 7.9.7

## Description

The GamiPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via the 'q' parameter of the wpForo integration AJAX selector (action gamipress_wpforo_get_posts) in versions up to, and including, 7.9.7. The value is passed only through $wpdb->esc_like() and interpolated directly into a single-quoted LIKE clause with no %s placeholder. Because esc_like() runs after WordPress core magic quotes, it doubles the injected backslash (\' -> \\'), which MySQL reads as one literal backslash followed by a live closing quote, allowing the attacker to break out of the string and inject boolean-based SQL. The wpForo plugin only needs to be active to register the callback; no wpForo vulnerability is used. Requires a Subscriber account, which can read the gamipress_admin nonce (exposed on every admin page, e.g. /wp-admin/profile.php). Note: the researcher's Simple:Press vectors (PoC 2 & 3) do not reproduce in current code, which uses $wpdb->prepare() with %s placeholders; only the wpForo selector is confirmed.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rubengc GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, badges & ranks in WordPress, now with AI, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/72ad7420-5793-496e-8607-2b346c7a3ce5?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags/7.9.3/integrations/wpforo/includes/functions.php#L40
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gamipress/tags/7.9.3/integrations/wpforo/includes/functions.php#L24

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