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CVE-2021-24893

HIGH 7.5 CVSS 3.1
Published
January 3, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-400, CWE-20
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

The Stars Rating WordPress plugin before 3.5.1 does not validate the submitted rating, allowing submission of long integer, causing a Denial of Service in the comments section, or pending comment dashboard depending if the user sent it as unauthenticated or authenticated.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Stars Rating — From 3.5.1 (including) to 3.5.1 (excluding)
  • stars_rating_project stars_rating — Before 3.5.1

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/05d3af69-20b4-499a-8322-2b53674d6a58 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record