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Starbox vulnerabilities
Starbox has 6 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 30 Sep 2024.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 6
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Latest version
- 3.5.4
- Last updated
- 9 May 2025
- Most recent
- 30 Sep 2024
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-8239 | Medium 5.4 | Before 3.5.3 | Fixed in 3.5.3 | 30 Sep 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-7955 | Medium 4.8 | Before 3.5.2 | Fixed in 3.5.2 | 10 Sep 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-1273 | Medium 6.1 | Before 3.5.0 | Fixed in 3.5.0 | 11 Mar 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2023-6806 | Medium 6.4 | Before 3.5.0 | Fixed in 3.5.0 | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2024-0256 | Medium 6.4 | Before 3.5.0 | Fixed in 3.5.0 | 7 Feb 2024 |
| Broken access control CVE-2024-0366 | Medium 4.3 | Up to 3.4.7 | Fixed in a later version (latest 3.5.4) | 5 Feb 2024 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2024-8239, 30 Sep 2024
- The Starbox WordPress plugin before 3.5.3 does not properly render social media profiles URLs in certain contexts, like the malicious user's profile or pages where the starbox shortcode is used, which may be abused by users with at least the contributor role to conduct Stored XSS attacks. CVE record
- CVE-2024-7955, 10 Sep 2024
- The Starbox WordPress plugin before 3.5.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup). CVE record
- CVE-2024-1273, 11 Mar 2024
- The Starbox WordPress plugin before 3.5.0 does not sanitise and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks CVE record
- CVE-2023-6806, 29 Feb 2024
- The Starbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Job Settings user profile fields in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2024-0256, 7 Feb 2024
- The Starbox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Profile Display Name and Social Settings in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2024-0366, 5 Feb 2024
- The Starbox - the Author Box for Humans plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.7 via the action function due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for subscribers to view plugin preferences and potentially other user settings. CVE record
What to do if you run Starbox
If you run Starbox, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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