CVE-2022-0745: The Like Button Rating WordPress plugin before 2.6.45 allows any logged-in user, such as subscriber, to send arbitrary e-mails to any recipient, with any subject and body

medium Affects like-button-rating (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.2, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Like Button Rating WordPress plugin before 2.6.45 allows any logged-in user, such as subscriber, to send arbitrary e-mails to any recipient, with any subject and body

Package
like-button-rating (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.6.45
Fixed in
2.6.45
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (56.6th percentile)
Published
2022-06-13
Source
nvd

References

CWE-862
NVD recordlike-button-rating (WordPress plugin) advisories

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