CVE-2023-25785 MEDIUM

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

Vendor Shoaib Saleem

Product WP Post Rating

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published April 24, 2024

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

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

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Post Rating versions up to 2.5 lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify post ratings. The vulnerability does not require user interaction or special network conditions. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 2.5 to prevent unauthorized rating manipulation.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify post ratings on the site without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Post ratings can be altered by anyone, compromising the integrity of user feedback and review systems.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 24, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25785 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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