WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2015-20105 Modified

ClickBank Affiliate Ads: Cross-site scripting

ClickBank Affiliate Ads is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

CVE / CNA score 9.6 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 9.6 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
ClickBank Affiliate Ads
Plugin slug
clickbank-affiliate-ads
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Dec 02, 2021
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Dec 02, 2021 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update ClickBank Affiliate Ads 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 ClickBank Affiliate Ads WordPress plugin through 1.20 does not have CSRF check when saving its settings, allowing attacker to make logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack. Furthermore, due to the lack of escaping when they are outputting, it could also lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources