CVE-2023-4642 (GCVE-0-2023-4642)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-27 16:21 – Updated: 2024-08-02 07:31
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
kk Star Ratings < 5.4.6 - Rating Tampering via Race Condition
Summary
The kk Star Ratings WordPress plugin before 5.4.6 does not implement atomic operations, allowing one user vote multiple times on a poll due to a Race Condition.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CWE
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6f481d34-6feb-4a… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | kk Star Ratings |
Affected:
0 , < 5.4.6
(semver)
|
guessed |
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