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CVE-2024-8478: affiliate super assistent vulnerability
CVE-2024-8478: high vulnerability affecting affiliate super assistent. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
- CVSS
- 7.3 HIGH
- EPSS
- 46.5%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- affiliate super assistent
What is known
The The Affiliate Super Assistent plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.3. This is due to the software allowing users to supply arbitrary shortcodes in comments when the 'Parse comments' option is enabled. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-8478, a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) affecting affiliate super assistent, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.
Recommended administrator action
Confirm whether affiliate super assistent is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.