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CVE-2019-25213

Advanced Access Manager <= 5.9.8.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read

Published 2 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.8%
percentile 86%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Advanced Access Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read in versions up to, and including, 5.9.8.1 due to insufficient validation on the aam-media parameter. This allows unauthenticated attackers to read any file on the server, including sensitive files such as wp-config.php

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.77% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CNA3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD3.17.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • vasyltech Advanced Access Manager – Access Governance for WordPress
  • advanced_access_manager_project advanced_access_manager

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

  • wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/55e0f0df-7be2-4e18-988c-2cc558768eff?source=cve
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/2098838/advanced-access-manager/trunk/application/Core/Media.php?old=2151316&ol

Sources

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