CVE-2024-9838 Auto Affiliate Links < 6.4.7 - Admin+ SQL Injection
Administrators can perform SQL injection attacks in the Auto Affiliate Links WordPress plugin due to unsanitized parameters.
- 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-2024-9838?
CVE-2024-9838 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Auto Affiliate Links, published on 15 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Auto Affiliate Links WordPress plugin before 6.4.7 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing admins to perform SQL injection attacks
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9838?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Flamescorpion Auto Affiliate Links.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9838?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9838 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-2024-9838 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9838 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Auto Affiliate Links
- CVE-2023-47652 WordPress Auto Affiliate Links Plugin <= 6.4.2.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- 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)
- CVE-2024-1843 Auto Affiliate Links <= 6.4.3 - Missing Authorization via aalAddLink
Sources
Also known as GHSA-28cc-3w24-mfvx.