CVE-2024-5281 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The wp-affiliate-platform WordPress plugin before 6.5.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00244.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

wp-affiliate-platform

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 6.5.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tipsandtricks-hq:wp_affiliate_platform:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Tipsandtricks-hq Subscribe	Wp Affiliate Platform Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3c0bdb0f-a06a-47a8-9198-a2bf2678b8f1/

History

Mon, 19 May 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Tipsandtricks-hq Tipsandtricks-hq wp Affiliate Platform
Weaknesses		CWE-79
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:tipsandtricks-hq:wp_affiliate_platform::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Tipsandtricks-hq Tipsandtricks-hq wp Affiliate Platform

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2024-07-13T06:00:10.359Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:11:11.576Z

Reserved: 2024-05-23T19:02:07.723Z

Link: CVE-2024-5281

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:11:11.576Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-07-13T06:15:04.430

Modified: 2025-05-19T14:58:35.990

Link: CVE-2024-5281

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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