CVE-2021-24894: The Reviews Plus WordPress plugin before 1.2.14 does not validate the submitted rating, allowing submission of long integer, causing a Denial of Service in the review section when an authenticated use

medium Affects reviews-plus (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Reviews Plus WordPress plugin before 1.2.14 does not validate the submitted rating, allowing submission of long integer, causing a Denial of Service in the review section when an authenticated use

Package
reviews-plus (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.2.14
Fixed in
1.2.14
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (73.8th percentile)
Published
2021-11-23
Source
nvd

References

CWE-191CWE-20
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