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CVE-2024-12561: CWE-601 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') in wecantrack Affiliate Sales in Google Analytics and other tools

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VulnerabilityCVE-2024-12561cvecve-2024-12561cwe-601
Published: Wed May 21 2025 (05/21/2025, 09:21:51 UTC)
Source: CVE
Vendor/Project: wecantrack
Product: Affiliate Sales in Google Analytics and other tools

Description

The Affiliate Sales in Google Analytics and other tools plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Open Redirect in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to insufficient validation on the redirect url supplied via the 'afflink' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to redirect users to potentially malicious sites if they can successfully trick them into performing an action.

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AILast updated: 04/09/2026, 06:25:36 UTC

Technical Analysis

The Affiliate Sales in Google Analytics and other tools plugin for WordPress (wecantrack) suffers from an open redirect vulnerability (CWE-601) due to improper validation of the 'afflink' URL parameter. This allows unauthenticated attackers to craft URLs that redirect users to untrusted external sites, potentially facilitating phishing or other malicious activities. The issue affects all plugin versions up to and including 2.0.0. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.1, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed, and low impact on confidentiality and integrity.

Potential Impact

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to redirect users to malicious websites by tricking them into clicking crafted URLs containing the vulnerable 'afflink' parameter. This can facilitate phishing attacks or delivery of malicious content. The vulnerability does not directly impact system availability but can compromise user trust and confidentiality through redirection to untrusted sites.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should exercise caution when clicking links involving the 'afflink' parameter in this plugin. Consider disabling or restricting the plugin if possible to reduce exposure.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2024-12-12T01:39:04.159Z
Cisa Enriched
false
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 682d9f07c4522896dcbf9942

Added to database: 5/21/2025, 9:38:15 AM

Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 6:25:36 AM

Last updated: 5/8/2026, 10:31:47 PM

Views: 83

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