Plugins · editorial-rating · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Editorial Rating safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 4.0.6
- Last updated
- 2026-06-28
- Active installs
- 200+
- Known issues on record
- 1
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.0.8
Add multi-criteria product reviews and star ratings to WordPress posts. Boost engagement, SEO, and sales with editorial ratings. — by Pluginic
What to do
- Update to the latest version (4.0.6). Anything older than 4.0.6 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get editorial-rating --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update editorial-rating updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
1 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 4.4 CVE-2026-12560 · published 2026-06-30
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Editorial Rating (4.0.5 and older)
- Affected
- 4.0.5 and older
- Fixed in
- 4.0.6 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Editorial Rating – Product Review & Rating System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Link URL' Field in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The WordPress unfiltered_html capability exemption does not apply here because the payload is stored in post meta (_wpas_er_options via update_post_meta) rather than in post_content or post_excerpt, meaning the restriction affects all administrators regardless of their unfiltered_html status.
Recent activity
- 2026-06-28 — latest release on wordpress.org (4.0.6).
- 2026-06-30 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-12560), fixed in 4.0.6.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/editorial-rating (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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