Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-25093 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in the WordPress GD Rating System plugin through version 3.5. An unauthenticated attacker may be able to store malicious content that runs when another user views an affected page. This can affect site integrity, visitor trust, and administrator sessions.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority for any public WordPress site using this plugin, especially sites with administrator activity. Prioritize inventory, version confirmation, and vendor-guided remediation before deployment or marketing campaigns increase exposure.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-79 improper neutralization during web page generation in Milan Petrovic GD Rating System. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.1: network exploitable, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, and low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites using the GD Rating System plugin at version 3.5 or earlier. Public-facing sites are higher concern because the cited Patchstack entry describes unauthenticated stored XSS.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. The risk is still meaningful because stored XSS can persist until removed and may execute when users or administrators view affected content.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports unauthenticated stored XSS, but the prompt bundle does not include exploit-in-the-wild evidence or a specific fixed version. Avoid assuming remediation beyond vendor/Patchstack guidance. Validate exposure through version inventory and passive content review.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for GD Rating System plugin usage.
- Identify any installations running version 3.5 or earlier.
- Check Patchstack, WordPress plugin, or vendor guidance for a fixed version.
- If no fixed version is available, disable or remove the plugin.
- Review affected pages for suspicious stored rating-related content.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the plugin package name is gd-rating-system.
- Compare installed plugin versions against the affected range through 3.5.
- Verify whether a vendor-supported update is available and applied.
- Review application logs for unusual unauthenticated rating submissions.
- Check rendered pages for unexpected script-like content without executing it.
Public sources used
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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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