Auto Affiliate Links < 6.4.7 - Admin+ SQL Injection
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Auto Affiliate Links WordPress plugin before 6.4.7 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing admins to perform SQL injection attacks
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0034 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Auto Affiliate Links (Unknown): 6.4.7
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Auto Affiliate Links | before 6.4.7 | 6.4.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- Auto Affiliate Links VendorUnknown Affected before 6.4.7 Fixed in 6.4.7 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:flamescorpion:auto_affiliate_links:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 6.4.7 | Vulnerable | Lucian Apostol |
- cpe:2.3:a:flamescorpion:auto_affiliate_links:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 6.4.7 Vulnerable ·Lucian Apostol
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Auto Affiliate Links (Unknown) Fixed in 6.4.7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9838
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-28cc-3w24-mfvx
References
More Lucian Apostol Auto Affiliate Links vulnerabilities
- 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-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-2024-01715 Auto Affiliate Links <= 6.4.3 - Missing Authorization via aalAddLink CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-9838 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-9838 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-28cc-3w24-mfvx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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