What is CVE-2020-35438?

CVE-2020-35438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kamalkhan Kk Star Ratings, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-35438?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Kamalkhan Kk Star Ratings

CVE-2020-35438

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the kk Star Ratings plugin before 4.1.5.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2021-05-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Kamalkhan Kk Star Ratings

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

github.com/kamalkhan/kk-star-ratings/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
github.com/kamalkhan/kk-star-ratings/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35438?: CVE-2020-35438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kamalkhan Kk Star Ratings, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-35438?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.