CVE-2023-46639 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-46639: WordPress kk Star Ratings plugin <= 5.4.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Feedbackwp

Product kk Star Ratings

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published January 2, 2025

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 5.4.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

kk Star Ratings through version 5.4.5 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify ratings data. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited over the network. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 5.4.5 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

Attackers can alter star ratings on your site, compromising review integrity and user trust.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 2, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46639 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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