Vulnerability · Published Nov 29, 2022 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2022-3897WP Affiliate Platform <= 6.3.9 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in WP Affiliate Platform from tipsandtrickshq. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The WP Affiliate Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several parameters in versions up to, and including, 6.3.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| tipsandtrickshq | WP Affiliate Platform | 0 – through 6.3.9 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7b49af95-2310-4f71-921b-ee66588dd6d5?source=cve
- https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/wordpress-affiliate-platform-plugin-simple-affiliate-program-for-wordpress-blogsite-1474
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-3897