Stored XSS via missing Exclude Posts nonce
Published Nov 13, 2023 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Cross-site request forgery in Lucian Apostol Auto Affiliate Links 6.4.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to store script code. The Exclude Posts administration page accepts state-changing requests without a security nonce, allowing attacker-controlled script content to persist. Exploitation requires an administrator with an active WordPress session to visit attacker-controlled content; the stored script then executes during later page views.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site request forgery in Lucian Apostol Auto Affiliate Links 6.4.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to store script code. The Exclude Posts administration page accepts state-changing requests without a security nonce, allowing attacker-controlled script content to persist. Exploitation requires an administrator with an active WordPress session to visit attacker-controlled content; the stored script then executes during later page views.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-47652
- Published
- Nov 13, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- Lucian Apostol
- Product
- Auto Affiliate Links
- Classifications
- CWE-352, CAPEC-592, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 13, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=n/a <=6.4.2.4 changes=[{"at":"6.4.2.5","status":"unaffected"}]
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