CVE-2024-1843 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Flamescorpion	Auto Affiliate Links

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:flamescorpion:auto_affiliate_links:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-auto-affiliate-links/trunk/aal_ajax.php#L79
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3044067%40wp-auto-affiliate-links&new=3044067%40wp-auto-affiliate-links&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/09e5aa34-ab28-4349-ac5f-6a0479e641e5?source=cve

History

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Flamescorpion Flamescorpion auto Affiliate Links
Weaknesses		CWE-862
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:flamescorpion:auto_affiliate_links::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Flamescorpion Flamescorpion auto Affiliate Links

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2024-03-13T15:26:33.130Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T18:56:22.367Z

Reserved: 2024-02-23T15:11:17.559Z

Link: CVE-2024-1843

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T18:56:22.367Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-03-13T16:15:27.550

Modified: 2025-04-03T12:57:43.613

Link: CVE-2024-1843

Redhat

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