iovamihai Affiliates Plugin up to 1.1.20 on WordPress remove_query_arg cross site scripting

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A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in iovamihai Affiliates Plugin up to 1.1.20 on WordPress. The affected element is the function remove_query_arg. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-8714. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in iovamihai Affiliates Plugin up to 1.1.20 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function remove_query_arg. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

The WordPress Affiliates Plugin — SliceWP Affiliates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of remove_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.20. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

The weakness was presented by Dale Mavers. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-8714 since 09/11/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• iovamihai

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• Affiliates Plugin

Version

• 1.1.0
• 1.1.1
• 1.1.2
• 1.1.3
• 1.1.4
• 1.1.5
• 1.1.6
• 1.1.7
• 1.1.8
• 1.1.9
• 1.1.10
• 1.1.11
• 1.1.12
• 1.1.13
• 1.1.14
• 1.1.15
• 1.1.16
• 1.1.17
• 1.1.18
• 1.1.19
• 1.1.20

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