CVE-2023-39305 WordPress Yet Another Stars Rating plugin <= 3.4.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass access controls in the Yet Another Stars Rating WordPress plugin to perform unauthorized actions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-39305?

CVE-2023-39305 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dash Labs Yet Another Stars Rating, published on 13 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Dash Labs Yet Another Stars Rating yet-another-stars-rating allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Yet Another Stars Rating: from n/a through <= 3.4.3.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39305?

How do I fix CVE-2023-39305?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-39305 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2023-39305 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39305 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w4r8-222j-w435.

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