Vulnerability in Auto Amazon Links – Amazon Associates Affiliate Plugin (WordPress plugin) (CVE-2025-11451)
Summary
Vulnerability in Auto Amazon Links – Amazon Associates Affiliate Plugin (WordPress plugin) (CVE-2025-11451). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The Auto Amazon Links – Amazon Associates Affiliate Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary files reads in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.3 via the '/wp-json/wp/v2/aal_ajax_unit_loading' RST API endpoint. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-11451 has been found in Auto Amazon Links – Amazon Associates Affiliate Plugin (WordPress plugin).
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Auto Amazon Links – Amazon Associates Affiliate Plugin (WordPress plugin) CVE-2025-11451" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-11451 (Auto Amazon Links – Amazon Associates Affiliate Plugin (WordPress plugin)) — CWE-73 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-73) exists in Auto Amazon Links – Amazon Associates Affiliate Plugin (WordPress plugin).
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Auto Amazon Links – Amazon Associates Affiliate Plugin (WordPress plugin).
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Auto Amazon Links – Amazon Associates Affiliate Plugin (WordPress plugin) を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。