CVE-2024-1851 affiliate-toolkit – WordPress Affiliate Plugin <= 3.5.4 - Missing Authorization via atkp_create_list

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can create product lists without proper authorization due to a missing capability check in the affiliate-toolkit 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-2024-1851?

CVE-2024-1851 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in cservit affiliate-toolkit – Multi-Network Affiliate & Amazon Product Display, published on 8 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The affiliate-toolkit – WordPress Affiliate Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the atkp_create_list() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to to perform unauthorized actions such as creating product lists.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1851?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Servit Affiliate-Toolkit.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1851?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1851 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-2024-1851 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1851 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m9rc-7xvh-66c4.

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