WordPress plugin
WP-PostRatings <= 1.89 — Race Condition
CVE-2022-36422Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.89Update to 1.90 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium4.3
- CVSS
- 4.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:NAvailability- None
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
WP-PostRatings wp-postratings
- Affected≤ 1.89
- Patched in1.90
Update to 1.90 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.89. Version 1.90 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under WP-PostRatings.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.90, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch WP-PostRatings to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Nguy Minh Tuan.
The WP-PostRatings plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Race Condition in versions up to, and including, 1.89. This can lead to unpredictable post rating changes when certain conditions are met.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
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|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤1.91.1Update to 1.91.2 | CVE-2024-39659 | |
| Medium5.3 | IP Spoofing ≤1.91Update to 1.91.1 | CVE-2023-40332 | |
| Medium5.5 | Cross-Site Scripting ≤1.86Update to 1.86.1 | CVE-2021-25117 | |
| High8.8 | SQL Injection ≤1.61Update to 1.62 | CVE-2011-4646 |
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.91.1Update to 1.91.2
- Medium5.3IP Spoofing
≤1.91Update to 1.91.1
- Medium5.5Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.86Update to 1.86.1
- High8.8SQL Injection
≤1.61Update to 1.62
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 4.3
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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