PT-2024-39044 · WordPress · Affiliate Super Assistent

Francesco Carlucci · Published 2024-09-09 · Updated 2024-09-26 · CVE-2024-8478

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: The Affiliate Super Assistent plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.5.3

Description: The issue is due to the software allowing users to supply arbitrary shortcodes in comments when the 'Parse comments' option is enabled. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

Recommendations: For versions up to, and including, 1.5.3, consider disabling the 'Parse comments' option to prevent arbitrary shortcode execution until a patch is available. Restrict access to commenting functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-8478

Affected Products

Affiliate Super Assistent

References · 13

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3147740%40amazonsimpleadmin&new=3147740%40amazonsimpleadmin&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8478 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8478 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/latest_high_impact_cve/1123 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1834834549957967881 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/5152 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/AegisLens/status/1833395635275366810 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7f50769c-77b8-42ff-b67d-b9b289fc51da?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/96156 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1835196912653517042 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1833381934174490787 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/amazonsimpleadmin/trunk/AsaCore.php#L285 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1833339244636713027 · Twitter Post