CVE-2023-25973 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-25973: WordPress Auto Affiliate Links Plugin <= 6.3.0.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Lucian Apostol

Product Auto Affiliate Links

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published March 13, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Lucian Apostol Auto Affiliate Links plugin <= 6.3.0.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Auto Affiliate Links versions up to 6.3.0.2 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the admin must visit the attacker's page while authenticated.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify plugin settings or data through a logged-in admin's browser without their consent.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage; no special privileges required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 13, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25973 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-25973

CWE CWE-352

CVSS 5.4 / MEDIUM

Affected versions