WordPress Auto Affiliate Links plugin <= 6.2.1.5 - Unauth. Broken Access Control vulnerability
Priority LOW 36CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Lucian Apostol Auto Affiliate Links allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Auto Affiliate Links: from n/a through 6.2.1.5.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00664 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucian Apostol | Auto Affiliate Links | up to 6.2.1.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Auto Affiliate Links VendorLucian Apostol Affected up to 6.2.1.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:flamescorpion:auto_affiliate_links:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Lucian Apostol |
- cpe:2.3:a:flamescorpion:auto_affiliate_links:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Lucian Apostol
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-45840
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-36xf-458c-932h
- 2026-10-05 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
More Lucian Apostol vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-09130 Auto Affiliate Links < 6.4.7 - Admin+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-11218 WordPress Auto Affiliate Links Plugin <= 6.3.0.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-08864 WordPress Auto Affiliate Links Plugin <= 6.3 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-22726 WordPress Auto Affiliate Links plugin <= 6.4.3.1 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2023-25792 WordPress Auto Affiliate Links Plugin <= 6.4.2.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-19832 WordPress Auto Affiliate Links plugin <= 6.8.8.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-45840 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-45840 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-36xf-458c-932h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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