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Affiliates Manager CVE-2023-52130

MEDIUM
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352)
2024-01-05 audit@patchstack.com
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.07%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp.Insider, wpaffiliatemgr Affiliates Manager.9.31. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
v1 Mar 28, 2026 - 19:33 CVSS 4.3

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp.Insider, wpaffiliatemgr Affiliates Manager.This issue affects Affiliates Manager: from n/a through 2.9.31.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement anti-CSRF tokens, validate Origin/Referer headers, use SameSite cookie attribute.

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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 Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352), which allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp.Insider, wpaffiliatemgr Affiliates Manager.9.31. Affected products include: Wpaffiliatemanager Affiliates Manager. Version information: through 2.9.31..

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp.Insider, wpaffiliatemgr Affiliates Manager.This issue affects Affiliates Manager: from n/a through 2.9.31.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

CVE-2023-52130 presents moderate security risk, a cross-site request forgery vulnerability rated CVSS 4.3. Users could be tricked into performing unintended actions. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.

Business Impact: Low
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: implement SameSite cookie attributes and anti-CSRF tokens.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 78% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

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.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
Low

Priority Score

22
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:wpaffiliatemanager:affiliates_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
CVE-2022-2798 HIGH POC
8.0 Sep 16

The Affiliates Manager WordPress plugin before 2.9.14 does not validate and sanitise the affiliate data, which could all

CVE-2021-24844 HIGH POC
7.2 Nov 08

The Affiliates Manager WordPress plugin before 2.8.7 does not validate the orderby parameter before using it in an SQL s

CVE-2026-73355 CRITICAL
9.3 Aug 18

Unauthenticated SQL injection in the WordPress plugin Affiliates Manager (by wp.insider) through version 2.9.53 lets rem

CVE-2023-28986 HIGH
8.8 Jul 10

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp.Insider, wpaffiliatemgr Affiliates Manager plugin <= 2.9.20 versio

CVE-2022-2799 MEDIUM POC
4.8 Sep 16

The Affiliates Manager WordPress plugin before 2.9.14 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could all

CVE-2019-15868 HIGH
8.8 Sep 03

The affiliates-manager plugin before 2.6.6 for WordPress has CSRF. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is

CVE-2026-52692 HIGH
7.5 Jun 15

Unauthenticated sensitive data exposure in the Affiliates Manager WordPress plugin versions 2.9.50 and earlier allows re

CVE-2026-73358 HIGH
7.1 Aug 18

Unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting in the Affiliates Manager WordPress plugin (versions ≤2.9.53) allows remote attacke

CVE-2023-52148 MEDIUM
5.3 Jan 05

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in wp.Insider, wpaffiliatemgr Affiliates Manage

CVE-2024-0859 MEDIUM
4.3 Feb 05

The Affiliates Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and inclu

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