WP-PostRatings <= 1.61 - SQL Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2011-4646
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published October 6, 2011
Last Updated January 22, 2024
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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-postratings (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.61
Patched Version
  • 1.62
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