Vulnerability · Published Jan 15, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-13859AffiliateX 1.0.0 - 1.3.9.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via save_customization_settings
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in AffiliateX – Amazon Affiliate Plugin from wpcenter. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The AffiliateX – Amazon Affiliate Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the save_customization_settings AJAX action in versions 1.0.0 to 1.3.9.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to store arbitrary JavaScript that executes whenever an AffiliateX block renders on the site.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wpcenter | AffiliateX – Amazon Affiliate Plugin | 1.0.0 – through 1.3.9.3 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/36d57b8d-7e62-413b-8ea9-87963b8cd469?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3420957/affiliatex/trunk/includes/functions/AjaxFunctions.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3420957/affiliatex/trunk/includes/helpers/class-affiliatex-helpers.php