CVE-2024-8199: Reviews Feed – Add Testimonials and Customer Reviews From Google Reviews, Yelp, TripAdvisor, and More <= 1.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Settings Update
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-8199 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in smashballoon reviews_feed. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 27-08-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Reviews Feed – Add Testimonials and Customer Reviews From Google Reviews, Yelp, TripAdvisor, and More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'update_api_key' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update API Key options.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- wordfenceSource4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.40%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
33%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.40% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Smashballoon1 product
- reviews_feed< 1.2.0
Smub1 product
Wordpress1 product
- reviews-feed≤ 1.1.2 (fixed in 1.2.0)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
4 links- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dc3e89e5-2e7e-497e-b340-b787ebdf3711?source=cvePatchThird Party Advisory