CVE-2023-53917 Affiliate Me 5.0.1 SQL Injection Vulnerability via Admin Panel
Authenticated administrators can exploit SQL injection in the admin panel to extract sensitive user data, including password hashes.
- 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-2023-53917?
CVE-2023-53917 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in powerstonegh Affiliate Me, published on 17 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Affiliate Me version 5.0.1 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the admin.php endpoint that allows authenticated administrators to manipulate database queries. Attackers can exploit the 'id' parameter with crafted union-based queries to extract sensitive user information including usernames and password hashes.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53917?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Powerstonegh Affiliate Me.
How do I fix CVE-2023-53917?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-53917 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2023-53917 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-53917 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5xff-7qr4-vvgv.