VDB-325299 · CVE-2025-57943 · GCVE-0-2025-57943

Skimlinks Affiliate Marketing Tool Plugin up to 1.3 on WordPress server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Skimlinks Affiliate Marketing Tool Plugin up to 1.3 on WordPress. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-57943. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Skimlinks Affiliate Marketing Tool Plugin up to 1.3 on WordPress. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Skimlinks Skimlinks Affiliate Marketing Tool allows Server Side Request Forgery. This issue affects Skimlinks Affiliate Marketing Tool: from n/a through 1.3.

The weakness was shared by Nabil Irawan. It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-57943 since 08/22/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/22/2025).

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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Productinfo

Type

Advertising Software

Vendor

Skimlinks

Name

Affiliate Marketing Tool Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.4
CNA Vector (Patchstack): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Server-side request forgery
CWE: CWE-918
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

08/22/2025 CVE reserved
09/22/2025 +31 days Advisory disclosed
09/22/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/22/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Nabil Irawan
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-57943 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-57943
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-325299

Entryinfo

Created: 09/22/2025 21:09
Changes: 09/22/2025 21:09 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103