CVE-2021-25078 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Affiliates Manager WordPress plugin prior to version 2.9.0. The flaw stems from insufficient validation and sanitization of IP addresses logged by the click tracking feature. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts, which would execute when an administrator views the tracked requests, potentially leading to information disclosure or unauthorized actions. While no active exploitation or Metasploit modules are reported, Nuclei templates exist for detection, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpaffiliatemanager:affiliates_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.