CVE-2024-1843 (GCVE-0-2024-1843)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-13 15:26 – Updated: 2024-08-01 18:56
VLAI?
Summary
The Auto Affiliate Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the aalAddLink function in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to add arbitrary links to posts.
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
thedark Auto Affiliate Links Affected: * , ≤ 6.4.3 (semver)
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Credits
Lucio Sá
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