CVE-2024-12309 Rate My Post – Star Rating Plugin by FeedbackWP <= 4.2.4 - Unauthenticated Voting On Scheduled Posts
Unauthenticated attackers can vote on unpublished scheduled posts due to missing validation, compromising content integrity.
- 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-2024-12309?
CVE-2024-12309 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in properfraction Rate My Post – Star Rating Plugin by FeedbackWP, published on 13 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Rate My Post – Star Rating Plugin by FeedbackWP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.4 via the get_post_status() due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to vote on unpublished scheduled posts.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12309?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12309?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12309 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-2024-12309 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12309 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fv85-h58g-9x8p.