CVE-2022-45809 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-45809: WordPress Thumbs Rating Plugin <= 5.0.0 is vulnerable to Race Condition

Vendor Ricard Torres
Product Thumbs Rating
Weakness CWE-367
Published December 18, 2023
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability in Ricard Torres Thumbs Rating.This issue affects Thumbs Rating: from n/a through 5.0.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Thumbs Rating through version 5.0.0 contains a time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition that allows an attacker to modify data integrity without authentication. The vulnerability exists in the rating mechanism and can be exploited over the network without user interaction. No confidentiality or availability impact occurs.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify rating data or other integrity-sensitive information without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Ratings and related data can be corrupted or manipulated by unauthenticated attackers, affecting site credibility.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the affected Thumbs Rating installation; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 18, 2023 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated