Skimlinks Affiliate Marketing Tool

Skimlinks Affiliate Marketing Tool has 2 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2025; 1 is fixed and 1 remains unpatched as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.0, and the most serious one scores 6.5 out of 10. 2025 was the busiest year with 2 disclosures.

The most common weakness is Missing Authorization, behind 1 of the records (50%). Other recurring categories include Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF).

1 of the records (50%) have a vendor fix, while 1 remain unpatched. The oldest unresolved one dates back to 2025.

All of these findings were reported by Nabil Irawan. Skimlinks Affiliate Marketing Tool is installed on roughly 800 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 4.9.31.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium

6.0/ 10

Patch Coverage50%

Open

Fixed

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Most severe open issueCVSS 5.5CVE-2025-57943

Skimlinks Affiliate Marketing Tool <= 1.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Server-Side Request Forgery

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Vulnerability Records

2 records


2025-09-22 00:00	Skimlinks Affiliate Marketing Tool <= 1.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Server-Side Request Forgery Skimlinks Affiliate Marketing Tool <= 1.3	`CVE-2025-57943`	5.5 Medium	Nabil Irawan	No
2025-09-22 00:00	Skimlinks Affiliate Marketing Tool <= 1.3 - Missing Authorization Skimlinks Affiliate Marketing Tool <= 1.3	`CVE-2025-57944`	6.5 Medium	Nabil Irawan	Yes

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Latestv1.3.1

Skimlinks Affiliate Marketing Tool

Author

Skimlinks

3.2(6)

64/100

Last Updated

2026-01-15 (8mo ago)

Active Installs

800+

Downloads

58,519

Requires WP

2.7.1+

Requires PHP

Tested up to

WP 4.9.31

Created

2010-05-05 (17y ago)

Skimlinks is a content-to-commerce platform that helps publishers monetize outbound links to merchants. This WordPress plugin was previously provided as a convenience integration. However, it has now been deprecated in favour of a simpler, more reliable, and fully supported integration method. This plugin remains available for legacy sites only. Short Description This plugin is deprecated and no longer supported. Please follow the official Skimlinks WordPress integration guide instead. IMPORTANT NOTICE ⚠️ This plugin is no longer supported or maintained. Skimlinks no longer recommends using this WordPress plugin. It will not receive updates, security fixes, or compatibility support for newer versions of WordPress or PHP. Do not install this plugin on new WordPress sites. Recommended Integration Method To integrate Skimlinks with WordPress, please follow the official Skimlinks guide: 👉 (https://support.skimlinks.com/hc/en-us/articles/223836108-Installing-Skimlinks-on-a-WordPress-site)[https://support.skimlinks.com/hc/en-us/articles/223836108-Installing-Skimlinks-on-a-WordPress-site] This guide explains how to correctly add Skimlinks to your WordPress site using the supported JavaScript-based integration.

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