CVE-2026-8910: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in rahulbhangale WP Emoticon Rating
The WP Emoticon Rating WordPress plugin up to version 1. 0. 1 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability due to missing or incorrect nonce validation. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to trick site administrators into performing unwanted actions, such as updating plugin settings or injecting malicious scripts via forged requests. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6. 1, indicating medium severity. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently confirmed.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-8910 is a CSRF vulnerability in the WP Emoticon Rating plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.0.1. The root cause is missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function, enabling attackers to submit forged requests that can update plugin settings or inject malicious web scripts if an administrator is tricked into clicking a crafted link. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and has network attack vector (AV:N) with no privileges required (PR:N).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized modification of plugin settings and injection of malicious scripts, potentially compromising the integrity of the affected WordPress site. The impact includes limited confidentiality and integrity loss but no availability impact. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, administrators should exercise caution when clicking links and consider disabling or removing the WP Emoticon Rating plugin if possible to reduce risk.
CVE-2026-8910: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in rahulbhangale WP Emoticon Rating
Description
The WP Emoticon Rating WordPress plugin up to version 1. 0. 1 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability due to missing or incorrect nonce validation. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to trick site administrators into performing unwanted actions, such as updating plugin settings or injecting malicious scripts via forged requests. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6. 1, indicating medium severity. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently confirmed.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.1medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-8910 is a CSRF vulnerability in the WP Emoticon Rating plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.0.1. The root cause is missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function, enabling attackers to submit forged requests that can update plugin settings or inject malicious web scripts if an administrator is tricked into clicking a crafted link. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and has network attack vector (AV:N) with no privileges required (PR:N).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized modification of plugin settings and injection of malicious scripts, potentially compromising the integrity of the affected WordPress site. The impact includes limited confidentiality and integrity loss but no availability impact. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, administrators should exercise caution when clicking links and consider disabling or removing the WP Emoticon Rating plugin if possible to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-18T21:50:49.407Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a279b3ce29bf47b5035aa1d
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 4:49:00 AM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 5:04:57 AM
Last updated: 6/9/2026, 7:58:10 AM
Views: 5
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