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Vulnerability · CVE-2019-25213

Advanced Access Manager plugin for WordPress aam-media Parameter Vulnerability

Published Oct 15, 2024 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2024 · AAM Advanced Access Manager plugin for WordPress

Patch now

CVE-2019-25213 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm AAM Advanced Access Manager plugin for WordPress against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.77%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor AAM Advanced Access Manager plugin for WordPress

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

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  • vendor AAM Advanced Access Manager plugin for WordPressversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2019-25213

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2019-25213 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm AAM Advanced Access Manager plugin for WordPress against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 2.77%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 15, 2024 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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

  2. Oct 15, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-25213

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-25213

    30-day exploitation probability 2.8%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-25213

    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, includi

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.