Amazon Affiliate <= 3.12.2 - Reflected File Download

2023-01-04 00:00

Daniel Ruf

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.12.3

Affected PluginAmazon Affiliate

Affected Version<= 3.12.2

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2022-4794

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Vulnerability Overview

The Amazon Affiliate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected File Download via image proxy in versions up to, and including, 3.12.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to abuse trusted domains to load malicious files from external sources.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.12.3, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')) The PHP application receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before its usage in require, include, or similar functions.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4794 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e94f9cde-5e8b-4d68-8ede-12d678a370ed

CVSS Vector

9.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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