WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2021-24945 Modified

Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn: Cross-site request forgery

Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn is affected by cross-site request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.

CVE / CNA score 8.0 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 8.0 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn
Plugin slug
like-button-rating
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Dec 13, 2021
Weakness
CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Dec 13, 2021 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn 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.

Technical description

The Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn WordPress plugin before 2.6.38 does not have any authorisation and CSRF checks in the likebtn_export_votes AJAX action, which could allow any authenticated user, such as subscriber, to get a list of email and IP addresses of people who liked content from the blog.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources