What is CVE-2023-4642?

CVE-2023-4642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kamalkhan Kk Star Ratings, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-11-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-4642?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-4642 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Kamalkhan Kk Star Ratings

CVE-2023-4642

The kk Star Ratings WordPress plugin before 5.4.6 does not implement atomic operations, allowing one user vote multiple times on a poll due to a Race Condition.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.004 (34.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Kamalkhan Kk_star_ratings
Unknown Kk Star Ratings — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4642?: CVE-2023-4642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kamalkhan Kk Star Ratings, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-11-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-4642?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-4642 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.