CVE-2022-0634 ThirstyAffiliates < 3.10.5 - Subscriber+ unauthorized image upload + CSRF

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Low-privilege users can upload external images to affiliate links due to missing authorization and CSRF checks in the ThirstyAffiliates plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-0634?

CVE-2022-0634 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown ThirstyAffiliates, published on 25 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The ThirstyAffiliates WordPress plugin before 3.10.5 lacks authorization checks in the ta_insert_external_image action, allowing a low-privilege user (with a role as low as Subscriber) to add an image from an external URL to an affiliate link. Further the plugin lacks csrf checks, allowing an attacker to trick a logged in user to perform the action by crafting a special request.

Weakness: CWE-862, CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0634?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Caseproof Thirstyaffiliates Affiliate Link Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0634?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0634 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-2022-0634 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0634 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3m3x-cxhv-x999.

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