CVE-2018-5289: The GD Rating System plugin 2.3 for WordPress has Directory Traversal in the wp-admin/admin.php panel parameter for the gd-rating-system-information page.

high Affects gd-rating-system (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2018-01-08; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The GD Rating System plugin 2.3 for WordPress has Directory Traversal in the wp-admin/admin.php panel parameter for the gd-rating-system-information page.

Package: gd-rating-system (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: =2.3
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: high CVSS 7.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 4% (89.7th percentile)
Published: 2018-01-08
Source: nvd

References

CWE-22

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