Affiliates Manager
CVE-2022-2799
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 4.8 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
Get an e-mail when this CVE is exploited, patched or re-scored. Free account.
Alert meAnalysisAI
The Affiliates Manager WordPress plugin before 2.9.14 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
Affects your stack
Find out whether the stacks and servers you run are on an affected version.
Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.
Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The Affiliates Manager WordPress plugin before 2.9.14 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed. Affected products include: Wpaffiliatemanager Affiliates Manager. Version information: before 2.9.14.
Know when Affiliates Manager gets its next vulnerability
- Watch products and get an email when something new is published
- Check this CVE against your own stack and servers
- Exploit and PoC references, threat intelligence from 22 sources
No credit card · 7-day full trial
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
The Affiliates Manager WordPress plugin before 2.9.14 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
How this decision was reached
The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.
What every action level means
SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
More in Affiliates Manager
View allThe Affiliates Manager WordPress plugin before 2.9.14 does not validate and sanitise the affiliate data, which could all
The Affiliates Manager WordPress plugin before 2.8.7 does not validate the orderby parameter before using it in an SQL s
Unauthenticated SQL injection in the WordPress plugin Affiliates Manager (by wp.insider) through version 2.9.53 lets rem
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp.Insider, wpaffiliatemgr Affiliates Manager plugin <= 2.9.20 versio
The affiliates-manager plugin before 2.6.6 for WordPress has CSRF. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is
Unauthenticated sensitive data exposure in the Affiliates Manager WordPress plugin versions 2.9.50 and earlier allows re
Unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting in the Affiliates Manager WordPress plugin (versions ≤2.9.53) allows remote attacke
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in wp.Insider, wpaffiliatemgr Affiliates Manage
The Affiliates Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and inclu
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp.Insider, wpaffiliatemgr Affiliates Manager.9.31. Rated medium seve
GitHub PoC
Exploit-DB