CVE-2018-5293: The GD Rating System plugin 2.3 for WordPress has XSS via the wp-admin/admin.php panel parameter for the gd-rating-system-tools page.

medium 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 XSS via the wp-admin/admin.php panel parameter for the gd-rating-system-tools page.

Package: gd-rating-system (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: =2.3
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (69.6th percentile)
Published: 2018-01-08
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

NVD record gd-rating-system (WordPress plugin) advisories

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