Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a reflected cross-site scripting issue in a WordPress review plugin. An attacker may need a user to interact with a crafted link or page, but successful exploitation could run script in the victim’s browser and affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a limited level.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority WordPress plugin exposure, especially for externally reachable sites. It is not listed as known exploited in the provided bundle, but XSS in public CMS plugins can create account and content integrity risk.
Technical view
CVE-2023-52213 is CWE-79 in VideoWhisper Rate Star Review – AJAX Reviews for Content, with Star Ratings through 1.5.1. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.1 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, required user interaction, and changed scope.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites that have the rate-star-review plugin installed at version 1.5.1 or earlier. The source bundle does not identify other affected products or platforms.
Exploitation context
The CVE data describes reflected XSS and requires user interaction. The bundle marks CISA KEV as false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation or public exploit use.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE metadata and Patchstack database reference in the bundle. No exploit details, fixed version, or vendor mitigation text are provided here, so validation should focus on affected version discovery and authoritative vendor guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the rate-star-review plugin.
- Confirm whether installed versions are 1.5.1 or earlier.
- Check VideoWhisper and Patchstack guidance for a fixed release or vendor workaround.
- If no safe update exists, disable or remove the plugin after business review.
- Prioritize sites with administrator traffic or sensitive authenticated users.
Validation and detection
- Review plugin inventory from WordPress admin or asset management records.
- Compare detected versions against the affected range through 1.5.1.
- Check whether the plugin is active on public-facing WordPress sites.
- Review web logs for suspicious requests only at a high level, avoiding payload handling.
- Track remediation evidence with plugin version, status, and site owner.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L2.83.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.