Description
The WP Emoticon Rating plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.1/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| rahulbhangale | WP Emoticon Rating | <= 1.0.1 |
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-emoticon-rating/trunk/admin/wp-emo-admin.php#L101
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-emoticon-rating/trunk/admin/wp-emo-admin.php#L107
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-emoticon-rating/trunk/admin/wp-emo-admin.php#L130
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-emoticon-rating/trunk/admin/wp-emo-admin.php#L136
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-emoticon-rating/trunk/admin/wp-emo-admin.php#L18
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-emoticon-rating/trunk/admin/wp-emo-admin.php#L76
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b2a0b560-3f5a-4d09-9cc1-e22b2a19dfe6?source=cve
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 9, 2026
- Last modified
- Jul 23, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred