CVE-2022-45840

WordPress Auto Affiliate Links plugin <= 6.2.1.5 - Unauth. Broken Access Control vulnerability

6.5 Medium

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Lucian Apostol Auto Affiliate Links allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Auto Affiliate Links: from n/a through 6.2.1.5.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.66%Up 0.6 points since Dec 14, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

WordPress Auto Affiliate Links plugin <= 6.2.1.5 - Unauth. Broken Access Control vulnerability

Record: CVE-2022-45840
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-48694 6.5

Record: EUVD-2022-48694
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-36xf-458c-932h 6.5

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Lucian Apostol Auto Affiliate Links allows Exploiting...

Record: GHSA-36xf-458c-932h
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.5

Record: CVE-2022-45840
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-862
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-2022-45840 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Lucian Apostol Auto Affiliate Links, published December 13, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.