CVE-2024-12321: wc affiliate vulnerability

The WC Affiliate WordPress plugin through 2.3.9 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
CVE-2024-12321CVSS 7.1CMS

CVE-2024-12321: wc affiliate vulnerability

The WC Affiliate WordPress plugin through 2.3.9 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.

CVSS
7.1 HIGH
EPSS
18.08%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
wc affiliate

What is known

The WC Affiliate WordPress plugin through 2.3.9 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.

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