Rating Widget Plugin < 2.9.0 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

2017-10-30 00:00

Mallory Adams

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.9.0

Affected PluginRating-Widget: Star Review System

Affected Version< 2.9.0

CVSS5.3Medium

CVEN/A

View all Rating-Widget: Star Review System vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

The Rating Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure in versions up to, and including, 2.8 via the 'rwdbg' parameter. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including usernames, paths, and themes of the plugins.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.9.0, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

External References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9b780e28-3254-49d8-9b62-ade1c0a42d8a

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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