WordPress Affiliates Plugin โ€” SliceWP Affiliates <= 1.1.20 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

6.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2024-8714
CVSS 6.1 (Medium)
Publicly Published September 12, 2024
Last Updated September 13, 2024
Researcher vgo0

Description

The WordPress Affiliates Plugin โ€” SliceWP Affiliates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of remove_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.20. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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Vulnerability Details for Affiliate Program Suite โ€” SliceWP Affiliates

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug slicewp (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.1.21, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.1.20
Patched Version
  • 1.1.21

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