CVE-2025-30572
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Igor Yavych Simple Rating simple-rating allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Simple Rating: from n/a through <= 1.4.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Simple Rating plugin allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code through form submissions. When an authenticated administrator or user clicks a crafted link, the attacker's request is executed without proper token validation, and the malicious payload is stored (Stored XSS), executing whenever other users view the rating content.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Simple Rating plugin installationSearch for plugin files named 'simple-rating', 'simple-rating-plugin', or similar in common plugin directories (wp-content/plugins/ for WordPress, or application's plugin folder). Identify the exact plugin folder name and version file.Affected if The Simple Rating plugin is found installed in the environment.
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Inspect form submission handlers for nonce validationOpen PHP files handling form submissions (typically in main plugin file or handlers directory). Search for 'wp_nonce_field', 'wp_verify_nonce', 'nonce', 'csrf_token', or 'token' validation calls within form processing logic.Affected if Form handlers do not contain nonce/token validation calls - the vulnerability exists if forms submit without verifying a CSRF token.
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Check input sanitization on form dataExamine code that processes submitted form values (rating values, comment fields, user inputs). Look for sanitization functions like 'sanitize_text_field', 'esc_html', 'esc_attr', or similar escaping functions applied to user input before storage.Affected if User-submitted data is stored without sanitization functions or output encoding is missing.
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Verify stored data output encodingLocate code that retrieves and displays rating data (when users view ratings). Check if output functions include encoding (esc_html, esc_attr, or similar) when rendering stored values to the page.Affected if Stored rating data is rendered to HTML without proper output encoding, enabling stored XSS.
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Review cookie configuration for SameSite attributeCheck plugin initialization code and session configuration for Set-Cookie headers or session cookie definitions. Look for 'SameSite' attribute being set to 'Strict' or 'Lax'.Affected if Session cookies lack SameSite attribute configuration.
The environment is affected if the Simple Rating plugin is installed AND form submissions lack CSRF token validation AND user input is stored without sanitization, allowing stored XSS execution.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens (nonces) on all form submissions in the plugin and add proper input sanitization/output encoding to prevent stored XSS. Additionally, set SameSite attributes on session cookies.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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