SQL injection vulnerability in wp-postratings.php in the WP-PostRatings plugin 1.50, 1.61, and probably other versions before 1.62 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users with the Author role to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id attribute of the ratings shortcode when creating a post
Published Nov 30, 2011
6.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.54%
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in wp-postratings.php in the WP-PostRatings plugin 1.50, 1.61, and probably other versions before 1.62 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users with the Author role to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id attribute of the ratings shortcode when creating a post. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.50
- 1.61
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.54% (0.01541) | 74.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01631) | 73.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00318) | 51.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.86% (0.14863) | 90.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00318) | 51.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 3.52% (0.03516) | 85.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00299) | 51.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 46.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00222) | 60.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00181) | 54.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 19, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00115) | 45.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00133) | 48.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00190) | 54.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 54.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 52.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 30.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/430970/wp-postratings/trunk/wp-postratings.php?old=355076&old_path=wp-postratings%2Ftrunk%2Fwp-postratings.php x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46328 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-postratings/changelog/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49986 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/430970/wp-postratings/trunk/wp-postratings.php?old=355076&old_path=wp-postratings%2Ftrunk%2Fwp-postratings.php | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/46328 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-postratings/changelog/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49986 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
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