Vulnerability · Published Sep 10, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-8478Affiliate Super Assistent <= 1.5.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity code injection in Affiliate Super Assistent from worschtebrot. 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 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The The Affiliate Super Assistent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.3. This is due to the software allowing users to supply arbitrary shortcodes in comments when the 'Parse comments' option is enabled. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| worschtebrot | Affiliate Super Assistent | 0 – through 1.5.3 |
Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7f50769c-77b8-42ff-b67d-b9b289fc51da?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/amazonsimpleadmin/trunk/AsaCore.php#L285
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3147740%40amazonsimpleadmin&new=3147740%40amazonsimpleadmin&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=