CVE-2022-3898

WP Affiliate Platform <= 6.3.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

8.8 High

The WP Affiliate Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 6.3.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on various functions including the affiliates_menu method. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete affiliate records, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.47%Down 0.4 points since Nov 30, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

WP Affiliate Platform <= 6.3.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Record: CVE-2022-3898
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-43234 8.8

Record: EUVD-2022-43234
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rj3x-f56c-ggw6 6.5

The WP Affiliate Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in...

Record: GHSA-rj3x-f56c-ggw6
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.8

Record: CVE-2022-3898
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-3898 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Tipsandtricks-hq Wp Affiliate Platform, published November 29, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.