WP Rating System Plugin up to 3.3.4 on WordPress Vote race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in WP Rating System Plugin up to 3.3.4 on WordPress. This affects an unknown part of the component Vote Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to race condition. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-40310. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WP Rating System Plugin up to 3.3.4 on WordPress (Feedback Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Vote Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Authenticated (subscriber+) Race Condition vulnerability in Rate my Post – WP Rating System plugin <= 3.3.4 at WordPress allows attackers to increase/decrease votes.

The weakness was presented 09/23/2022. The advisory is available at patchstack.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-40310 since 09/14/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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09/23/2022 +9 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-40310 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-40310
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209398

Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2022 19:01
Updated: 02/21/2025 05:03
Changes: 09/23/2022 19:01 (49), 10/22/2022 17:04 (11), 02/21/2025 05:03 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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