CVE-2024-2298 affiliate-toolkit – WordPress Affiliate Plugin <= 3.5.4 - Missing Authorization via atkp_import_product

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can import products 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-2024-2298?

CVE-2024-2298 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_import_product() 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 importing products.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2298?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Servit Affiliate-Toolkit.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2298?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2298 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-2024-2298 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5xf8-64vx-2fcm.

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