The Advanced Access Manager plugin before 6.6.2 for WordPress allows privilege escalation on profile updates via the aam_user_roles POST parameter if Multiple Role support is enabled. (The mechanism for deciding whether a user was entitled to add a role did not work in various custom-role scenarios.)
CVE-2020-35935 is a high severity with CVSS 7.5 Authorization Bypass issue affecting the Plugin Advanced Access Manager – Access Governance for WordPress. It affects Versions up to 6.6.1 and is fixed in 6.6.2.
CVE-2020-35935 is tracked for the Plugin Advanced Access Manager – Access Governance for WordPress as high severity with CVSS 7.5. The affected range is Versions up to 6.6.1. Update Advanced Access Manager – Access Governance for WordPress to 6.6.2 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-2020-35935 |
| Patched Versions |
6.6.2
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 6.6.1
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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 <= 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 <= 6.7.9 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Advanced Access Manager <= 6.9.18 - Authenticated (Author+) Open Redirect
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