CVE-2025-53460 (GCVE-0-2025-53460)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-22 18:25 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:13
VLAI
Title
WordPress AffiliateWP – External Referral Links Plugin <= 1.2.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Syed Balkhi AffiliateWP – External Referral Links affiliatewp-external-referral-links allows Stored XSS.This issue affects AffiliateWP – External Referral Links: from n/a through <= 1.2.0.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-09-23 19:34 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
Patchstack CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 75/100 over 3087 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Syed Balkhi AffiliateWP – External Referral Links Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.2.0 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-04-01 16:42
Credits
Nabil Irawan | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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