CVE-2022-3898 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WP Affiliate Platform plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 6.3.9. This flaw stems from insufficient nonce validation, specifically within functions like affiliates_menu. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this by tricking a site administrator into clicking a malicious link, leading to the deletion of affiliate records. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium) due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, but requires user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.3.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tipsandtricks-hq:wp_affiliate_platform:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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