vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: kk-star-ratings: CVE-2023-36528: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jul 17, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jul 17, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The kk Star Ratings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to IP Address Spoofing in versions up to, and including, 5.4.3. This is due to the plugin prioritizing obtaining a visitor's IP address from a spoofable HTTP header over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR. Attackers can supply a header with with a different IP Address that can be used to bypass the 'Unique votes (based on IP Address)' setting.
Solution
kk-star-ratings-plugin-cve-2023-36528
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36528
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1c4fcaa5-357a-4b70-8653-3874a234f07d?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-40477
- CVE-2023-36528
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-36528
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-40477
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