Rate My Post: A security weakness
Rate My Post is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Rate My Post
- Plugin slug
rate-my-post- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 23, 2022
This CVE was published Sep 23, 2022 and is one of 6 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Rate My Post 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
Authenticated (subscriber+) Race Condition vulnerability in Rate my Post – WP Rating System plugin <= 3.3.4 at WordPress allows attackers to increase/decrease votes.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N