CVE-2022-3898 WP Affiliate Platform <= 6.3.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Unauthenticated attackers can delete affiliate records by tricking site administrators into clicking a malicious link due to missing nonce validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-3898?
CVE-2022-3898 is a high-severity vulnerability in tipsandtrickshq WP Affiliate Platform, published on 29 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP Affiliate Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 6.3.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on various functions including the affiliates_menu method. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete affiliate records, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3898?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tipsandtricks-Hq Wp Affiliate Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3898?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-3898 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3898 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in tipsandtrickshq WP Affiliate Platform
- CVE-2024-5287 WP Affiliate Platform < 6.5.1 - Profile Update via CSRF
- CVE-2024-5284 WP Affiliate Platform < 6.5.1 - Stored XSS via CSRF
- CVE-2024-5281 WP Affiliate Platform < 6.5.1 - Reflected XSS via Affiliate Editing
- CVE-2024-5282 WP Affiliate Platform < 6.5.1 - Reflected XSS via Registration Form
- CVE-2024-5283 WP Affiliate Platform < 6.5.1 - Reflected XSS via Lead Editing
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rj3x-f56c-ggw6.