Security readout for executives and security teams
This CVE affects the GD Star Rating plugin for WordPress. If an administrator is tricked into making a malicious request while logged in, attackers may abuse the plugin to run SQL injection activity or trigger cross-site scripting. The sources do not provide a CVSS score or confirmed active exploitation. Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites with the GD Star Rating plugin version identified by the sources. Risk depends on administrator sessions, plugin reachability, and whether the affected stats/admin pages are accessible to logged-in admins. Prioritize remediation if any public or business-critical WordPress site still runs this plugin. The issue requires administrator interaction, but potential impact includes database abuse and XSS in an aging plugin with limited remediation detail in the provided sources. Mitigation focus: Inventory WordPress sites for GD Star Rating and confirm installed versions.; Disable or remove affected plugin versions until vendor guidance confirms remediation.; Restrict WordPress administrator access to trusted users and hardened workstations..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://advisories.dxw.com/advisories/csrf-and-blind-sql-injection-in-gd-star-rating-1-9-22/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- gdstart-wordpress-sql-injection(92156)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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