Medium severity · published Sep 22, 2025
CVE-2025-53460
WordPress AffiliateWP – External Referral Links Plugin <= 1.2.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
5.9
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Syed Balkhi AffiliateWP – External Referral Links affiliatewp-external-referral-links allows Stored XSS.This issue affects AffiliateWP – External Referral Links: from n/a through <= 1.2.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AE
AffiliateWP – External Referral Links · Syed Balkhi
through 1.2.0 · source: vendor
Affected product
AE
AffiliateWP – External Referral Links
Syed Balkhi
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53460
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-53460
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/affiliatewp-external-referral-links/vulnerability/wordpress-affiliatewp-external-referral-links-plugin-1-2-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve