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CVE-2011-10006· NVD / CVE Program· CNA VulDB

GamerZ WP-PostRatings wp-postratings.php cross site scripting

A vulnerability was found in GamerZ WP-PostRatings up to 1.64. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file wp-postratings.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.65 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 6182a5682b12369ced0becd3b505439ce2eb8132. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-259629 was assigned to this vulnerability.

MediumCVSS 6.1 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Apr 8, 2024
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 35th percentile
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Action score

24

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
6.1
CNA · VulDB
3.5
2.6 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
lesterchanwp-postratings

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • lesterchan wp-postratingsbefore 1.65

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulDB). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • GamerZ WP-PostRatings

    • 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 … (+28)affected

Same product

lesterchan: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-40332WordPress WP-PostRatings plugin <= 1.91 - Rating limit Bypass vulnerability
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2011-4646SQL injection vulnerability in wp-postratings.php in the WP-PostRatings plugin 1.50, 1.61, and probably other versions before 1.62 for WordP
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2024-39659WordPress WP-PostRatings plugin <= 1.91.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2021-25117WP Postratings < 1.86.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
    19Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
GamerZ WP-PostRatings1.65 · descriptionVendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-39659115 days apartWordPress WP-PostRatings plugin <= 1.91.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
    21Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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