CVE-2024-5864 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Easy Affiliate Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the eafl_reset_settings AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.7.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to reset the plugin's settings.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00108.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-47007	The Easy Affiliate Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the eafl_reset_settings AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.7.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to reset the plugin's settings.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3106718/easy-affiliate-links/trunk/includes/admin/class-eafl-tools-manager.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e8a4c656-8df8-44ce-884f-dd502d17f594?source=cve

History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-862

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2024-06-28T03:29:35.359Z

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:30:38.749Z

Reserved: 2024-06-11T14:11:26.120Z

Link: CVE-2024-5864

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:25:02.957Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-06-28T04:15:05.567

Modified: 2026-04-08T19:22:02.350

Link: CVE-2024-5864

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-862

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