CVE-2025-27273

WordPress Affiliate Links Manager Plugin <= 1.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Published Mar 3, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in winking Affiliate Links Manager affiliate-links-manager allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Affiliate Links Manager: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Analysis

Technical impact

The vulnerability is an improper neutralization of input during web page generation, permitting reflected cross‑site scripting. When a crafted query parameter is sent to the plugin, the server echoes the value directly into the generated page without proper sanitization, enabling an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript that will run in the victim's browser when the page is viewed.

Affected Systems

The affected product is the WordPress Affiliate Links Manager plugin developed by winking. All installations using version 1.0 or earlier are impacted; no specific revision numbers are listed beyond the <= 1.0 boundary.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.8 indicates a moderate severity, while an EPSS score of less than 1 % suggests a very low probability of exploitation. The vulnerability is not currently listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. Based on the nature of reflected XSS, the likely attack vector is an HTTP request containing a malicious query string or form input that the user is encouraged to click on, implying that the attacker needs the victim to interact with the crafted URL.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

winking

Affiliate Links Manager

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.0

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

Upgrade the Affiliate Links Manager plugin to a version newer than 1.0 (or the latest release available from the developer).
Apply the appropriate WordPress core and plugin updates that include security patches for input handling.
Configure a web application firewall or input‑validation rule to block or sanitize suspicious query parameters targeting the plugin’s endpoints.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 2, 2026 at 08:56 UTC.

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2025-5591	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in winking Affiliate Links Manager allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Affiliate Links Manager: from n/a through 1.0.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.205% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/affiliate-links-manager/vulnerability/wordpress-affiliate-links-manager-plugin-1-0-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Apr 23, 2026 3:00 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

Apr 1, 2026 11:45 PM Description updated. References updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in winking Affiliate Links Manager allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Affiliate Links Manager: from n/a through 1.0.	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in winking Affiliate Links Manager affiliate-links-manager allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Affiliate Links Manager: from n/a through <= 1.0.
References	https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/affiliate-links-manager/vulnerability/wordpress-affiliate-links-manager-plugin-1-0-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/affiliate-links-manager/vulnerability/wordpress-affiliate-links-manager-plugin-1-0-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

Mar 4, 2025 3:45 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mar 3, 2025 1:45 PM Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in winking Affiliate Links Manager allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Affiliate Links Manager: from n/a through 1.0.
Title		WordPress Affiliate Links Manager Plugin <= 1.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/affiliate-links-manager/vulnerability/wordpress-affiliate-links-manager-plugin-1-0-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`