CVE-2026-8910
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 · uneditedThe 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.
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 confidenceThe WP Emoticon Rating WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.0.1) lacks proper nonce validation on certain functions, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge administrative actions via CSRF. Attackers can manipulate plugin settings and inject malicious scripts by tricking administrators into clicking crafted links.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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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Identify if WP Emoticon Rating plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'WP Emoticon Rating' or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'wp-emoticon-rating' or similarAffected if The plugin is present in the plugins directory at all
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Determine the installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, find WP Emoticon Rating in the plugins list and read the version number displayed beneath the plugin nameAffected if The version is 1.0.1 or lower (any version up to and including 1.0.1 is affected)
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Inspect plugin files for missing nonce validationAccess plugin PHP files via FTP or file manager, open the main plugin file (e.g., wp-emoticon-rating.php) and search for functions that handle settings or user input; verify whether wp_verify_nonce() or check_admin_referer() is called before any settings modification or data processingAffected if Functions that modify plugin settings lack nonce verification calls (wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer)
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Verify admin capability checks existIn the plugin PHP files, search for current_user_can() calls; ensure every function that modifies settings or performs sensitive operations includes a capability check like current_user_can('manage_options')Affected if Settings modification functions do not include current_user_can() capability verification
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Examine plugin settings for unauthorized changesIn WordPress admin, navigate to the WP Emoticon Rating settings page (usually under Settings) and review all configuration options for unexpected values, injected scripts, or malicious URLsAffected if Settings contain suspicious JavaScript URLs, unexpected script injections, or values not set by the legitimate administrator
A user is affected if the WP Emoticon Rating plugin version 1.0.1 or lower is installed and the plugin code lacks proper nonce validation and capability checks on functions that handle settings modifications.
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 dataUpdate the plugin to version 1.0.2 or later which implements proper nonce validation for all state-changing operations.
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- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-8910 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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