CVE-2024-5286: WP Affiliate Platform < 6.5.1 - Reflected XSS via Banner Editing

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-07-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The wp-affiliate-platform WordPress plugin before 6.5.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

Affected products

wp-affiliate-platform: before 6.5.1 — fixed in 6.5.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: wp-affiliate-platform 6.5.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a0b3069c-59d3-41ea-9b48-f5a4cf9ca45f/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a0b3069c-59d3-41ea-9b48-f5a4cf9ca45f/

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