CVE-2024-1843 Auto Affiliate Links <= 6.4.3 - Missing Authorization via aalAddLink
Authenticated subscribers can add arbitrary links to posts due to missing capability checks in the Auto Affiliate Links 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-2024-1843?
CVE-2024-1843 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in thedark Auto Affiliate Links, published on 13 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Auto Affiliate Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the aalAddLink function in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to add arbitrary links to posts.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1843?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Flamescorpion Auto Affiliate Links.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1843?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1843 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-2024-1843 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1843 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in thedark Auto Affiliate Links
- CVE-2023-47652 WordPress Auto Affiliate Links Plugin <= 6.4.2.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- CVE-2024-9838 Auto Affiliate Links < 6.4.7 - Admin+ SQL Injection
- CVE-2023-22689 WordPress Auto Affiliate Links Plugin <= 6.3 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control
- CVE-2023-25973 WordPress Auto Affiliate Links Plugin <= 6.3.0.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-724m-f653-3f8m.