Vulnerability Report
Plugin High Patch path listed CVE-2024-13556

Affiliate Links: WordPress Plugin for Link Cloaking and Link Management <= 3.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Import/Export and PHP Object Injection

The Affiliate Links: WordPress Plugin for Link Cloaking and Link Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.1 via deserialization of untrusted input from an file export. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present.

Quick Answer

CVE-2024-13556 is a high severity with CVSS 8.1 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Affiliate Links – Link Cloaking and Management. It affects Versions up to 3.0.1 and is fixed in 3.1.0.

Published
Feb 17, 2025
Last Updated
Feb 18, 2025
Slug
affiliate-links
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 3.1.0, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2024-13556 is tracked for the Plugin Affiliate Links – Link Cloaking and Management as high severity with CVSS 8.1. The affected range is Versions up to 3.0.1. Update Affiliate Links – Link Cloaking and Management to 3.1.0 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Vulnerability
Primary Fixed Version
3.1.0
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 3.0.1
Tracking ID
CVE-2024-13556
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
affiliate-links View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2024-13556
Patched Versions
3.1.0
Affected Versions
Versions up to 3.0.1
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