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Affiliates Manager CVE-2023-52148

MEDIUM
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
2024-01-05 audit@patchstack.com
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery

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

Impact

CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.15%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could access sensitive data that should not be disclosed 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

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in wp.Insider, wpaffiliatemgr Affiliates Manager.9.30. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), 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 5.3

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in wp.Insider, wpaffiliatemgr Affiliates Manager.This issue affects Affiliates Manager: from n/a through 2.9.30.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Minimize information in error messages, implement proper access controls, encrypt sensitive data at rest and in transit.

Affects your stack

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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 Exposure of Sensitive Information (CWE-200), which allows attackers to access sensitive data that should not be disclosed. Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in wp.Insider, wpaffiliatemgr Affiliates Manager.9.30. Affected products include: Wpaffiliatemanager Affiliates Manager. Version information: through 2.9.30..

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in wp.Insider, wpaffiliatemgr Affiliates Manager.This issue affects Affiliates Manager: from n/a through 2.9.30.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

CVE-2023-52148 presents moderate security risk, a information exposure vulnerability rated CVSS 5.3. Sensitive information could be exposed to unauthorized parties. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.

Business Impact: Low
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: restrict endpoint access, redact sensitive data in logs.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 65% 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
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact
Low

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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-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

CVE-2023-52130 MEDIUM
4.3 Jan 05

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wp.Insider, wpaffiliatemgr Affiliates Manager.9.31. Rated medium seve

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