Affiliate Super Assistent <= 1.5.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution

published 2024-09-10 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-49209

cvss: 7.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
public exploits: 0; none 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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 links 1

ifeelweb affiliate_super_assistent 1.5.4
ifeelweb post_status_notifier_lite 1.5.4

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3147740%40am… patch

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-09-10)

Exploit prediction

0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected products

worschtebrot Affiliate Super Assistent
ifeelweb affiliate_super_assistent

Classification

Weakness

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-8478
NVD CVE-2024-8478

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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.

Summary