# CVE-2011-4646: SQL injection vulnerability in wp-postratings.php in the WP-PostRatings plugin 1.50, 1.61, and probably other versions before 1.62 for WordP

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-11-30 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

SQL injection vulnerability in wp-postratings.php in the WP-PostRatings plugin 1.50, 1.61, and probably other versions before 1.62 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users with the Author role to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id attribute of the ratings shortcode when creating a post. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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## References

- http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/430970/wp-postratings/trunk/wp-postratings.php?old=355076&old_path=wp-postratings%2Ftrunk%2Fwp-postratings.php
- http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-postratings/changelog/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46328
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49986

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