CVE-2025-0615
📋 TL;DR
This input validation vulnerability in Qualifio's Wheel of Fortune allows attackers to bypass email validation by adding '+' symbols to email addresses, enabling unlimited prize entries. Organizations using Qualifio's Wheel of Fortune platform are affected. The vulnerability exploits improper email format validation.
💻 Affected Systems
- Qualifio Wheel of Fortune
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could deplete all available prizes, cause financial losses through fraudulent claims, and compromise campaign integrity by manipulating contest results.
Likely Case
Attackers will exploit the vulnerability to win prizes multiple times, potentially depleting prize pools and undermining contest fairness.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and rate limiting, impact is limited to detection of attempted exploitation with minimal successful abuse.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires no authentication and minimal technical skill - attackers simply need to modify email addresses with '+' symbols. The vulnerability is trivial to exploit once discovered.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not specified in advisory
Vendor Advisory: https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/multiple-vulnerabilities-qualifios-wheel-fortune
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Contact Qualifio support for patching guidance. 2. Update to the latest version of Qualifio Wheel of Fortune. 3. Verify email validation logic has been corrected to properly handle '+' symbols and other special characters.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Email Validation Filter
allImplement server-side validation to reject or normalize email addresses containing '+' symbols before processing
Rate Limiting
allImplement strict rate limiting per IP address and per email domain to prevent mass exploitation
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block requests containing '+' symbols in email parameters
- Monitor for multiple prize entries from similar email patterns and implement manual review processes
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test by entering email addresses with '+' symbols (e.g., user+test@domain.com) and checking if the system treats them as unique entriesCheck Version:
Check Qualifio admin panel or contact Qualifio support for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Attempt to exploit using '+' symbols in email addresses - system should reject or normalize these entries📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple entries from email addresses containing '+' symbols
- Unusual patterns of prize wins from similar email addresses
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to contest entry endpoints with '+' in email parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (email CONTAINS "+" OR user_email CONTAINS "+") | stats count by src_ip, email