Rich Reviews by Starfish < 1.9.6 - Admin+ SQL Injection
Priority LOW 35CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Rich Reviews by Starfish WordPress plugin before 1.9.6 does not properly validate the orderby GET parameter of the pending reviews page before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an authenticated SQL injection issue
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01546 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Rich Reviews by Starfish (Unknown): 1.9.6
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Rich Reviews by Starfish | 1.9.6 to before 1.9.6 | 1.9.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Rich Reviews by Starfish VendorUnknown Affected 1.9.6 to before 1.9.6 Fixed in 1.9.6 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Rich Reviews by Starfish (Unknown) Fixed in 1.9.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24753
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rg5r-5ppf-cg7q
References
More Starfish Rich Review vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15270 Rich Reviews <= 1.7.4 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2021-14955 WordPress Rich Reviews by Starfish plugin <= 1.9.14 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2021-24753 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24753 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rg5r-5ppf-cg7q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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