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Auto Amazon Links <= 5.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via style

Type: advisorySources: OSV

The Auto Amazon Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the style parameter in versions up to, and including, 5.3.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor access to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2023-4482
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 01:42 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Auto Amazon Links <= 5.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via style

core-osv · Original source

Published 20 Oct 2023, 06:35 UTC

The Auto Amazon Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the style parameter in versions up to, and including, 5.3.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor access to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

osv:CVE-2023-4482
Complete source record
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