Advanced Access Manager <= 3.2.1 - Unrestricted AJAX Actions allowing Privilege Escalation

8.8
Improper Authorization
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published June 21, 2016
Last Updated January 16, 2023
Researcher James Golovich

Description

The Advanced Access Manager plugin for WordPress does not use capability checks on any of its registered AJAX actions. This allows authenticated attackers with any privilege level, including subscribers, to perform actions including elevating their privileges to those of an administrator.

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Vulnerability Details for Advanced Access Manager – Restricted Content, Users & Roles, Enhanced Security and More

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug advanced-access-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.2.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 3.2.2
Patched Version
  • 3.2.2

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