CVE-2026-6672
Stored XSS in SliceWP Affiliates WordPress Plugin
Publication date: 2026-05-06
Last updated on: 2026-05-06
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| slicewp | slicewp_affiliates | to 1.2.7 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The Affiliate Program Suite — SliceWP Affiliates plugin for WordPress has a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in all versions up to and including 1.2.7. This vulnerability arises because the plugin does not properly sanitize or escape user-supplied input in the 'slicewp_affiliate_url' shortcode attributes. As a result, authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts into pages. These scripts will execute whenever any user accesses the affected page.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability allows attackers with contributor-level access or above to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These scripts can execute in the context of other users visiting the infected pages, potentially leading to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions. Because the attack is stored, the malicious script persists and affects all users who view the compromised content.