CVE-2022-36422: Rating increase/decrease via race condition in Lester 'GaMerZ' Chan WP-PostRatings plugin <= 1.89 at WordPress.

medium Affects wp-postratings (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-09-09; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

Rating increase/decrease via race condition in Lester 'GaMerZ' Chan WP-PostRatings plugin <= 1.89 at WordPress.

Package: wp-postratings (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=1.89
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 4.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (40.2th percentile)
Published: 2022-09-09
Source: nvd

References

CWE-362

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