WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2014-2838 Modified

Gd Star Rating: SQL injection

Gd Star Rating is affected by SQL injection. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.

CVE / CNA score 6.8 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 6.8 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Gd Star Rating
Plugin slug
gd-star-rating
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jan 12, 2015
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Jan 12, 2015 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Gd Star Rating to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the GD Star Rating plugin 19.22 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct (1) SQL injection attacks via the s parameter in the gd-star-rating-stats page to wp-admin/admin.php or (2) cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors.

NVD vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Primary and upstream sources