The Advanced Access Manager WordPress plugin before 6.8.0 does not escape some of its settings when outputting them, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
CVE-2021-24830 is a medium severity with CVSS 4.8 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Advanced Access Manager – Access Governance for WordPress. It affects Versions before 6.8.0 and is fixed in 6.8.0.
CVE-2021-24830 is tracked for the Plugin Advanced Access Manager – Access Governance for WordPress as medium severity with CVSS 4.8. The affected range is Versions before 6.8.0. Update Advanced Access Manager – Access Governance for WordPress to 6.8.0 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
advanced-access-manager
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2021-24830 |
| Patched Versions |
6.8.0
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| Affected Versions |
Versions before 6.8.0
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Advanced Access Manager <= 5.9.8.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read
Advanced Access Manager <= 6.6.1 - Authenticated Authorization Bypass and Privilege Escalation
Advanced Access Manager <= 2.8.2 - Arbitrary File Overwrite
Advanced Access Manager <= 6.9.18 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Advanced Access Manager <= 6.9.15 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Advanced Access Manager <= 6.9.20 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Advanced Access Manager <= 6.9.20 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Advanced Access Manager <= 6.9.18 - Authenticated (Author+) Open Redirect
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