CVE-2026-3424

kk Star Ratings <= 5.4.10.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via 'payload' Parameter

Published: Aug 22, 2026Updated: Aug 26, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-94

5.3MEDIUM

Description

The The kk Star Ratings – Rate Post & Collect User Feedbacks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.10.3. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate the 'payload' value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:LIntegrity

Low

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

properfraction

commercialaka profilepress, paid membership plugin, kk star ratings – rate post & collect user feedbacks

kk Star Ratings – Rate Post & Collect User FeedbacksOn-premCMS Plugin

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

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References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kk-star-ratings/trunk/src/core/functions/scripts/main.php#L36

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kk-star-ratings/trunk/src/core/wp/actions/wp_ajax_kk-star-ratings.php#L85

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kk-star-ratings/trunk/src/core/wp/actions/wp_ajax_kk-star-ratings.php#L88

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

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