SQL Injection Vulnerability in Affiliate Me Plugin by Powerstone
CVE-2023-53917

8.7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Powerstonegh

Status
Affiliate Me
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 December 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2023-53917?

The Affiliate Me plugin version 5.0.1 suffers from a SQL injection vulnerability that affects the admin.php endpoint. Authenticated administrators can unknowingly expose sensitive user data by interacting with the 'id' parameter, which is susceptible to crafted union-based SQL queries. This weakness enables malicious actors to extract critical information, such as usernames and password hashes, posing significant security risks to affected installations. Site administrators should take immediate steps to update their plugin and mitigate potential exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

Affiliate Me 5.0.1

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2023-53917 - Proof of Concept

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51468
exploit
https://www.powerstonegh.com/
product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/affiliate-me-sql-inj...
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
8.7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

h4ck3r - Faisal Albuloushi
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CVE-2023-53917 : SQL Injection Vulnerability in Affiliate Me Plugin by Powerstone