CVE-2022-0398 ThirstyAffiliates Affiliate Link Manager < 3.10.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Affiliate Links Creation

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Authenticated users can create arbitrary affiliate links due to missing authorization and CSRF checks, potentially redirecting visitors to malicious sites.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-0398?

CVE-2022-0398 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown ThirstyAffiliates Affiliate Link Manager, published on 25 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The ThirstyAffiliates Affiliate Link Manager WordPress plugin before 3.10.5 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when creating affiliate links, which could allow any authenticated user, such as subscriber to create arbitrary affiliate links, which could then be used to redirect users to an arbitrary website

Weakness: CWE-862, CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0398?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Caseproof Thirstyaffiliates Affiliate Link Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0398?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0398 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2022-0398 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0398 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mvmq-p5xj-8vj6.

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