Auto Amazon Links – Amazon Associates Affiliate Plugin: A security weakness
Auto Amazon Links – Amazon Associates Affiliate Plugin is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Auto Amazon Links – Amazon Associates Affiliate Plugin
- Plugin slug
amazon-auto-links- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Nov 11, 2025
This CVE was published Nov 11, 2025 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Auto Amazon Links – Amazon Associates Affiliate Plugin to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Auto Amazon Links – Amazon Associates Affiliate Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary files reads in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.3 via the '/wp-json/wp/v2/aal_ajax_unit_loading' RST API endpoint. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N