Plugins · wp-auto-affiliate-links · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Auto Affiliate Links safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 6.9.9.1
- Last updated
- 2026-10-02
- Active installs
- 2,000+
- Known issues on record
- 9
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4
Automatically display affiliate links in your website content so you can make more money. It is also working well for internal linking. — by Lucian Apostol
What to do
- Update to the latest version (6.9.9.1). Anything older than 6.8.9 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get wp-auto-affiliate-links --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wp-auto-affiliate-links updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
9 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 5.3 CVE-2026-24592 · published 2026-05-25
Missing authorization check in Auto Affiliate Links (6.8.8.3 and older)
- Affected
- 6.8.8.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 6.8.9 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Lucian Apostol Auto Affiliate Links allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Auto Affiliate Links: from n/a through 6.8.8.3.
high 7.2 CVE-2026-7330 · published 2026-05-08
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Auto Affiliate Links (6.8.8 and older)
- Affected
- 6.8.8 and older
- Fixed in
- 6.8.8.1 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Auto Affiliate Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 6.8.8 This is due to insufficient input sanitization on the 'url' POST parameter in the aal_url_stats_save_action() function and a complete absence of output escaping in aal_display_clicks(), where the stored value is echoed directly into an anchor element's href attribute and inner text without esc_url(), esc_attr(), or esc_html(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into the admin statistics page that execute in an administrator's browser when the page is visited, leveraging a publicly exposed nonce and an unauthenticated AJAX endpoint registered via the wp_ajax_nopriv_ hook.
NVD CVE-2026-7330Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 5.4 CVE-2024-9838 · published 2025-05-15
SQL injection in Auto Affiliate Links (older than 6.4.7)
- Affected
- older than 6.4.7
- Fixed in
- 6.4.7
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The Auto Affiliate Links WordPress plugin before 6.4.7 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing admins to perform SQL injection attacks
medium 6.5 CVE-2022-45840 · published 2024-12-13
Missing authorization check in Auto Affiliate Links (6.2.1.5 and older)
- Affected
- 6.2.1.5 and older
- Fixed in
- 6.2.1.6
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Lucian Apostol Auto Affiliate Links allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Auto Affiliate Links: from n/a through 6.2.1.5.
high 7.6 CVE-2024-34386 · published 2024-05-06
SQL injection in Auto Affiliate Links (6.4.3.1 and older)
- Affected
- 6.4.3.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 6.4.4
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Lucian Apostol Auto Affiliate Links.This issue affects Auto Affiliate Links: from n/a through 6.4.3.1.
medium 4.3 CVE-2024-1843 · published 2024-03-13
Missing authorization check in Auto Affiliate Links (6.4.3 and older)
- Affected
- 6.4.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 6.4.3.1 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The Auto Affiliate Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the aalAddLink function in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to add arbitrary links to posts.
NVD CVE-2024-1843Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 6.1 CVE-2023-47652 · published 2023-11-13
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Auto Affiliate Links (6.4.2.4 and older)
- Affected
- 6.4.2.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 6.4.2.5
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Lucian Apostol Auto Affiliate Links allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Auto Affiliate Links: from n/a through 6.4.2.4.
high 8.8 CVE-2023-22689 · published 2023-05-20
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Auto Affiliate Links (6.3 and older)
- Affected
- 6.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 6.3.0.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Lucian Apostol Auto Affiliate Links plugin <= 6.3 versions.
high 8.8 CVE-2023-25973 · published 2023-03-13
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Auto Affiliate Links (6.3.0.2 and older)
- Affected
- 6.3.0.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 6.3.0.3
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Lucian Apostol Auto Affiliate Links plugin <= 6.3.0.2 versions.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-02 — latest release on wordpress.org (6.9.9.1).
- 2026-05-25 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-24592), fixed in 6.8.9.
- 2026-05-08 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-7330), fixed in 6.8.8.1.
- 2025-05-15 — SQL injection disclosed (CVE-2024-9838), fixed in 6.4.7.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (3) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (3) · SQL injection (2) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/wp-auto-affiliate-links (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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