CVE-2024-8478: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in worschtebrot Affiliate Super Assistent
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.
CVE-2024-8478: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in worschtebrot Affiliate Super Assistent
Description
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.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-09-05T15:11:40.737Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6c28b7ef31ef0b5609cd
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:39:52 PM
Last updated: 2/26/2026, 9:43:16 AM
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