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TI-2026-73764 Aliases CVE-2026-86787GHSA-rwr2-57r9-hfq7

Code injection in affiliate-toolkit plugin lets contributors run PHP

Priority LOW 34CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

The affiliate-toolkit WordPress plugin from 3.8.7 before 3.9.1 is affected. The plugin does not stop low-privileged users from supplying a template body that its bundled templating engine compiles and runs as PHP (CWE-94). Users with the Contributor role or above can run arbitrary PHP code on the server. An exploit link is listed in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

The affiliate-toolkit WordPress plugin before 3.9.1 does not prevent a low-privileged user from supplying a template body that its bundled templating engine compiles and executes as PHP, allowing users with the Contributor role or above to run arbitrary PHP code on the server.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00396 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed affiliate-toolkit (Unknown): 3.9.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Unknownaffiliate-toolkit3.8.7 to before 3.9.13.9.1Patch availableCNA
  • affiliate-toolkit VendorUnknown Affected 3.8.7 to before 3.9.1 Fixed in 3.9.1 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update the affiliate-toolkit plugin to 3.9.1, the fixed version.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA affiliate-toolkit (Unknown) Fixed in 3.9.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-14 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86787
  2. 2026-10-14 Alias added: GHSA-rwr2-57r9-hfq7
  3. 2026-10-14 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-10-14 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Sources