Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2023-22696

Affiliate Links Lite <= 2.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

The Affiliate Links Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Quick Answer

CVE-2023-22696 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.4 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Affiliate Links – Link Cloaking and Management. It affects Versions up to 2.6 and is fixed in 2.7.

Published
Apr 14, 2023
Last Updated
Aug 13, 2024
Slug
affiliate-links
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 2.7, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2023-22696 is tracked for the Plugin Affiliate Links – Link Cloaking and Management as medium severity with CVSS 6.4. The affected range is Versions up to 2.6. Update Affiliate Links – Link Cloaking and Management to 2.7 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Primary Fixed Version
2.7
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 2.6
Tracking ID
CVE-2023-22696
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
affiliate-links View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2023-22696
Patched Versions
2.7
Affected Versions
Versions up to 2.6
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