Starbox – the Author Box for Humans <= 3.4.7 - Insecure Direct Object Reference
Published Feb 5, 2024
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.57%
Description
The Starbox – the Author Box for Humans plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.7 via the action function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for subscribers to view plugin preferences and potentially other user settings.
Affected products
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- Version -StatusaffectedConstraints<=3.4.7
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cifi | Starbox – the Author Box for Humans | unaffected |
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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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 6, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2024–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.57% (0.00572) | 45.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.58% (0.00576) | 42.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00146) | 31.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.69% (0.09690) | 88.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00146) | 31.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 1.67% (0.01667) | 78.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00137) | 30.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 23.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 20.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 14, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 18.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 11.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (3)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/starbox/trunk/core/UserSettings.php Issue Tracking
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3028775/starbox/trunk?contextall=1&old=3000701&old_path=%2Fstarbox%2Ftrunk Issue Tracking
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c47601b4-bf16-4f59-b5f3-584a8eac7c67?source=cve Third Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.