CVE-2022-2799: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

The Affiliates Manager WordPress plugin before version 2.9.14 contains a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability exists because the plugin does not properly sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform XSS attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed. This vulnerability was discovered and reported by Mika, and was assigned CVE-2022-2799 (WPScan).

The vulnerability affects multiple settings in the plugin, including the Currency Symbol, Minimum Payout Amount, and Email Name fields. When an attacker with administrative privileges inputs malicious JavaScript code into these fields and saves the settings, the code gets stored and executed when other users view the affected pages. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 3.4 (low) and is classified as CWE-79: Cross-Site Scripting (WPScan).

This vulnerability allows attackers with high-level privileges to inject and execute malicious JavaScript code in the context of other users' browsers. This could potentially lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or other malicious actions performed in the context of the affected users (WPScan).

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.9.14 of the Affiliates Manager plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk (WPScan).