Which Rich Reviews by Starfish versions are affected?

The primary affected range is Versions up to 1.7.4.

How should operators remediate CVE-2019-25216?

Update to 1.8.0 or newer where that release is compatible with the site.

Vulnerability Report

Plugin High Patch path listed CVE-2019-25216

Rich Reviews <= 1.7.4 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Q: What is CVE-2019-25216?

CVE-2019-25216 is tracked as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Rich Reviews by Starfish.

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.

Quick Answer

CVE-2019-25216 is a high severity with CVSS 7.2 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Rich Reviews by Starfish. It affects Versions up to 1.7.4 and is fixed in 1.8.0.

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Published

Sep 24, 2019

Last Updated

Oct 16, 2024

Slug

rich-reviews

Risk Profile

7.2 CVSS Score

Weakness

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Researchers

Mikey Veenstra

Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

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Patch Status

Patched release is available

Remediation

Update to version 1.8.0, or a newer patched version

Operator Briefing

CVE-2019-25216 is tracked for the Plugin Rich Reviews by Starfish as high severity with CVSS 7.2. The affected range is Versions up to 1.7.4. Update Rich Reviews by Starfish to 1.8.0 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type

Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Primary Fixed Version

1.8.0

Primary Affected Range

Versions up to 1.7.4

Tracking ID

CVE-2019-25216

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/db701ad3-10fd-4a40-b239-139fbc95ab61?source=api-prod

Detailed Metadata

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	rich-reviews View on wordpress.org
CVE	CVE-2019-25216
Patched Versions	1.8.0
Affected Versions	Versions up to 1.7.4

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