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CVE-2019-25216

MEDIUM 6.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 16, 2024
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Rich Review plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the POST body 'update' parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.7.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Affected products and versions

  • starfishwp Rich Reviews by Starfish — Up to and including 1.7.4
  • starfish rich_review — Up to and including 1.7.4

References

  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-supported-open-to-malware-uninstall-now/ Issue Tracking
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/81bdc004-9b9c-49e2-b337-35a6d8395c5d Third Party Advisory
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/09/rich-reviews-plugin-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/ Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/db701ad3-10fd-4a40-b239-139fbc95ab61?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record