CVE-2023-4642 kk Star Ratings < 5.4.6 - Rating Tampering via Race Condition

Q: What is CVE-2023-4642?

CVE-2023-4642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown kk Star Ratings, published on 27 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Q: Is CVE-2023-4642 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4642 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2023-4642?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4642 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Medium 5.9 Published 27 Nov 2023 Updated 2 Aug 2024

Attackers can exploit a race condition to vote multiple times, tampering with poll ratings in the kk Star Ratings WordPress plugin.

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-2023-4642?

CVE-2023-4642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown kk Star Ratings, published on 27 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The kk Star Ratings WordPress plugin before 5.4.6 does not implement atomic operations, allowing one user vote multiple times on a poll due to a Race Condition.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4642?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kamalkhan Kk Star Ratings.

How do I fix CVE-2023-4642?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4642 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-4642 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4642 in the wild and no public exploit code.

CVE-2020-35438 Cross-site scripting in n/a Medium 6.1

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hj52-659r-887v.