# CVE-2023-25785: WordPress WP Post Rating plugin <= 2.5 - Vote Manipulation Vulnerability

> Attackers can manipulate post ratings without proper authorization, compromising data integrity in WordPress sites using the WP Post Rating plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-869x-r3wf-gpjw

## What is CVE-2023-25785?

CVE-2023-25785 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Shoaib Saleem WP Post Rating, published on 24 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Shoaib Saleem WP Post Rating allows Functionality Misuse.This issue affects WP Post Rating: from n/a through 2.5.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25785?


## How do I fix CVE-2023-25785?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25785 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-25785 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-25785 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-25785 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Shoaib Saleem WP Post Rating, published on 24 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Shoaib Saleem WP Post Rating. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25785/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25785/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25785
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25785
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-25785

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25785/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.