CVE-2024-12309

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

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: December 13, 2024 at 08:24 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:59 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRate My Post

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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 This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to vote on unpublished scheduled posts.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 4.2.4

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.3MEDIUMWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-639

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