DefenseCode ThunderScan SAST Advisory WordPress AffiliateWP Plugin Security Vulnerability Advisory ID: DC-2017-05-05 Advisory Title: WordPress AffiliateWP Plugin Security Vulnerability Advisory URL: http://ift.tt/2rhPqdW Software: WordPress AffiliateWP Plugin Language: PHP Version: 2.0.8 and below (taken from the official GitHub repo) Vendor Status: Vendor contacted, update released Release Date: 2017/05/24 Risk: Medium 1. General Overview =================== During the security audit of AffiliateWP plugin for WordPress CMS, security vulnerability was discovered using DefenseCode ThunderScan application source code security analysis platform. More information about ThunderScan is available at URL: http://ift.tt/Vn2J4r 2. Software Overview ==================== According to the plugin developers, AffiliateWP is an easy-to-use, reliable WordPress plugin that gives you the affiliate marketing tools you need to grow your business and make more money. In 2016 it surpassed $500,000 in annual revenue: http://ift.tt/2i6P0CL Homepage: https://affiliatewp.com http://ift.tt/1S60OkI 3. Vulnerability Description ================================== During the security analysis, ThunderScan discovered Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in AffiliateWP WordPress plugin. The Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability can enable the attacker to construct the URL that contains malicious JavaScript code. If the administrator of the site makes a request to such an URL, the attacker's code will be executed, with unrestricted access to the WordPress site in question. The attacker can entice the administrator to visit the URL in various ways, including sending the URL by email, posting it as a part of the comment on the vulnerable site or another forum. 3.1 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerable Function: echo Vulnerable Variable: $_REQUEST['filter_from'] Vulnerable URL: http://ift.tt/2rhGYLt File: AffiliateWP-master\includes\admin\referrals\class-list-table.php
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