CVE-2023-36528 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-36528: WordPress kk Star Ratings plugin <= 5.4.3 - Rate Manipulation due to IP Spoofing Vulnerability

Vendor Feedbackwp

Product kk Star Ratings

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 13, 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 FeedbackWP kk Star Ratings allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects kk Star Ratings: from n/a through 5.4.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

kk Star Ratings through version 5.4.3 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify ratings data. The vulnerability does not require user interaction or special network conditions. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 5.4.3 to prevent unauthorized rating manipulation.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or inject ratings without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Ratings can be altered by anyone, compromising the integrity of user feedback and reviews.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 13, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36528 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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