WP Emoticon Rating <= 1.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'emo_settings' Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rahulbhangale | WP Emoticon Rating | up to 1.0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP Emoticon Rating Vendorrahulbhangale Affected up to 1.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8910
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3wxc-x4qv-3xxg
References
Other 7
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b2a0b560-3f5a-4d09-9cc1-e22b2a19dfe6?source=cve
- 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#L76
- 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#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
More rahulbhangale vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-07925 WP Promoter <= 1.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Statistics Reset via wpp-reset_stats AJAX Action CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-07829 WP-Ultimate-Map <= 1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'zoom-level' Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-07828 WP Promoter <= 1.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'popup_width' Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-07830 WpMobi <= 0.0.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via save_general_settings Action CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-8910 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-8910 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3wxc-x4qv-3xxg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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