CVE-2022-2798 Affiliates Manager < 2.9.14 - Affiliate CSV Injection

High 8.0 Published Updated

Affiliates Manager plugin allows CSV injection via unsanitized affiliate data, potentially leading to code execution when admins export data.

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-2022-2798?

CVE-2022-2798 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Affiliates Manager, published on 16 Sep 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 Affiliates Manager WordPress plugin before 2.9.14 does not validate and sanitise the affiliate data, which could allow users registering as affiliate to perform CSV injection attacks against an admin exporting the data

Weakness: CWE-1236

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2798?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpaffiliatemanager Affiliates Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2022-2798?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2798 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-2798 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2798 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j77h-m5qv-6jf7.

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