HTTP: WordPress GD Star Rating Plugin votes Parameter SQL Injection
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in the WordPress GD Star Rating Plugin. It is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this issue by manipulating the SQL query logic to carry out unauthorized actions on the underlying database.
Extended Description
The GD Star Rating plugin for WordPress is prone to an SQL-injection vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data before using it in an SQL query. Exploiting this issue could allow an attacker to compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database.
Affected Products
Milan_petrovic gd_star_rating
References
BugTraq: 48166
URL: http://www.gdstarrating.com/2011/01/06/gd-star-rating-1-9-7/ http://wordpress.org/
Short Name
HTTP:SQL:INJ:WP-GD-STAR-RATING
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
GD Injection Parameter Plugin Rating SQL Star WordPress bid:48166 votes
Release Date
06/10/2011
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3336
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Milan_petrovic