Auth bypass in Flamescorpion Auto Affiliate Links

CVE-2024-1843

The Auto Affiliate Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the aalAddLink function in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to add arbitrary links to posts.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-1843: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-1843?
CVE-2024-1843 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Flamescorpion Auto Affiliate Links, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-03-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-1843?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-1843 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.