XSS in Starfish Rich Review
CVE-2019-25216
The Rich Review plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the POST body 'update' parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.7.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.005 (40.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory, Press/Media Coverage)
- security@wordfence.com (Issue Tracking)
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-25216?
- CVE-2019-25216 is a high-severity vulnerability in Starfish Rich Review, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2019-25216?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-25216 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.