Vulnerability · Published Nov 29, 2022 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2022-3898WP Affiliate Platform <= 6.3.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site request forgery 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 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The WP Affiliate Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 6.3.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on various functions including the affiliates_menu method. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete affiliate records, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| tipsandtrickshq | WP Affiliate Platform | 0 – through 6.3.9 |
Weakness: CWE-352 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a6096b9a-f7bb-454a-8203-50ac99d37100?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-2022-3898