CVE-2025-2077 Simple Amazon Affiliate <= 1.0.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the 'msg' parameter, potentially executing code in victim browsers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-2077?
CVE-2025-2077 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in duogeek Simple Amazon Affiliate, published on 12 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Simple Amazon Affiliate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'msg' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-2077?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Duogeek Simple Amazon Affiliate.
How do I fix CVE-2025-2077?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-2077 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-2077 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2077 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4cv3-5jc2-7cmw.