PT-2025-38996 · WordPress · Affiliatewp – External Referral Links

Nabil Irawan · Published 2025-09-22 · Updated 2025-09-22 · CVE-2025-53460

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AffiliateWP – External Referral Links versions through 1.2.0

Description The software contains a flaw related to improper input handling during web page generation, specifically a Stored Cross-site Scripting issue. This allows for the injection of malicious scripts. The affected component is susceptible to exploitation through crafted input.

Recommendations Update AffiliateWP – External Referral Links to a version later than 1.2.0.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-53460

Affected Products

Affiliatewp – External Referral Links

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53460 · Security Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/affiliatewp-external-referral-links/vulnerability/wordpress-affiliatewp-external-referral-links-plugin-1-2-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1970207982182113702 · Twitter Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/affiliatewp-external-referral-links/vulnerability/wordpress-affiliatewp-external-referral-links-plugin-1-2-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note