CVE-2024-12309 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-12309: Rate My Post – Star Rating Plugin by FeedbackWP <= 4.2.4 - Unauthenticated Voting On Scheduled Posts

Vendor Properfraction
Product Rate My Post – Star Rating Plugin by FeedbackWP
Weakness CWE-639 · IDOR
Published December 13, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026

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

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 This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to vote on unpublished scheduled posts.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 13, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated