# CVE-2022-23980: WordPress Yasr – Yet Another Stars Rating plugin \<= 2.9.9 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 4.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-02-04 · Updated: 2026-04-28

## Affected

- Dario Curvino Yasr – Yet Another Stars Rating (WordPress plugin): through 2.9.9

## Description

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in Yasr – Yet Another Stars Rating WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.9.9), vulnerable at parameter 'source'.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Dario Curvino Yasr – Yet Another Stars Rating (WordPress plugin), no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://wordpress.org/plugins/yet-another-stars-rating/#developers
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/yet-another-stars-rating/wordpress-yasr-yet-another-stars-rating-plugin-2-9-9-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability

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