// For flags

CVE-2022-45840

WordPress Auto Affiliate Links plugin <= 6.2.1.5 - Unauth. Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Lucian Apostol Auto Affiliate Links allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Auto Affiliate Links: from n/a through 6.2.1.5.

The Auto Affiliate Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to improper access control via multiple AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 6.2.1.5. This allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or above to modify plugin settings such as adding exclusions for posts and words and to view statistics.

*Credits: Nguyen Anh Tien (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-11-23 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-02-06 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-13 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-14 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control
  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-180: Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Wp Auto Affiliate Links
Search vendor "Wp Auto Affiliate Links"
 Wp Auto Affiliate Links
Search vendor "Wp Auto Affiliate Links" for product "Wp Auto Affiliate Links"
 >= 0.0.0.0 <= 6.2.1.5
Search vendor "Wp Auto Affiliate Links" for product "Wp Auto Affiliate Links" and version " >= 0.0.0.0 <= 6.2.1.5"
en
Affected