CVE-2026-97317
MediumCVSS 5.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk9th percentile - higher than 9% of all known CVEs
Summary
The Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress WordPress plugin before 1.12.27 does not remove the reCAPTCHA secret key from the giveaway settings it embeds in public giveaway pages, allowing unauthenticated visitors to retrieve the secret key of any active giveaway that has reCAPTCHA configured.
Risk Assessment
Exposure of the reCAPTCHA secret key may allow attackers to bypass reCAPTCHA protections and automate abuse. This can lead to spam or fraudulent giveaway entries.
Recommendation
Update the Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress plugin to version 1.12.27 or later. After updating, consider regenerating reCAPTCHA keys if they may have been exposed.
Other vulnerabilities in Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress
See all- CVE-2026-97318Medium
The Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress WordPress plugin before 1.12.27 does not properly validate a giveaway's parent page URL before saving it and later redirecting visitors to it, allowing unauthenticated attackers to make the site's own giveaway confirmation and referral links redirect visitors to an arbitrary external site.
- CVE-2025-66064Medium
The WordPress plugin "Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress" is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in all versions up to and including 1.12.20. Missing or incorrect nonce validation allows unauthenticated attackers to perform actions on behalf of an administrator.
Original NVD description (English source)
The Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress WordPress plugin before 1.12.27 does not remove the reCAPTCHA secret key from the giveaway settings it embeds in public giveaway pages, allowing unauthenticated visitors to retrieve the secret key of any active giveaway that has reCAPTCHA configured.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS