CVE-2019-25216

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  3. CVE-2019-25216
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.

7.2 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-supported-open-to-malware-uninstall-now/ Issue Tracking
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/81bdc004-9b9c-49e2-b337-35a6d8395c5d Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/09/rich-reviews-plugin-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/ Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/db701ad3-10fd-4a40-b239-139fbc95ab61?source=cve Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:starfish:rich_review:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
History

23 Dec 2025, 18:06

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:starfish:rich_review:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
References () https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-supported-open-to-malware-uninstall-now/ - () https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-supported-open-to-malware-uninstall-now/ - Issue Tracking
References () https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/81bdc004-9b9c-49e2-b337-35a6d8395c5d - () https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/81bdc004-9b9c-49e2-b337-35a6d8395c5d - Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/09/rich-reviews-plugin-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/ - () https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/09/rich-reviews-plugin-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/ - Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/db701ad3-10fd-4a40-b239-139fbc95ab61?source=cve - () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/db701ad3-10fd-4a40-b239-139fbc95ab61?source=cve - Third Party Advisory
First Time Starfish rich Review
Starfish

16 Oct 2024, 16:38

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Summary
  • (es) El complemento Rich Review para WordPress es vulnerable a cross-site scripting almacenado a través del parámetro 'update' del cuerpo de POST en versiones hasta la 1.7.4 incluida debido a una desinfección de entrada y un escape de salida insuficientes. Esto permite que atacantes no autenticados inyecten secuencias de comandos web arbitrarias en páginas que se ejecutarán cada vez que un usuario acceda a una página inyectada.

16 Oct 2024, 07:15

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2024-10-16 07:15

Updated : 2025-12-23 18:06

NVD link : CVE-2019-25216

Mitre link : CVE-2019-25216

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-25216

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Products Affected

starfish

  • rich_review
CWE
CWE-79

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