CVE-2025-39533 HIGH

CVE-2025-39533: WordPress Starfish Review Generation & Marketing plugin <= 3.1.19 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor Starfish Reviews
Product Starfish Review Generation & Marketing
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published April 17, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Starfish Reviews Starfish Review Generation & Marketing starfish-reviews allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Starfish Review Generation & Marketing: from n/a through <= 3.1.19.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Starfish Review Generation & Marketing versions 3.1.19 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to read, modify, or delete data they should not access. An attacker with a basic user account can perform administrative actions without restriction. This affects all data confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected installation.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read, modify, or delete any data in the application without proper authorization checks.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Any authenticated user can access and alter sensitive data, including reviews, settings, and user information.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker needs a low-privilege user account; no special interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 17, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated