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1 vulnerability by callumalden

CVE-2025-14118 (GCVE-0-2025-14118)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-07 09:20 – Updated: 2026-01-07 15:29
VLAI?
Title
Starred Review <= 1.4.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via PHP_SELF Variable
Summary
The Starred Review plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the PHP_SELF variable in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
callumalden Starred Review Affected: * , ≤ 1.4.2 (semver)
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Credits
Abdulsamad Yusuf
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