CVE-2019-25213

Advanced Access Manager <= 5.9.8.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 16, 2024 at 06:43 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:31 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsAdvanced Access ManagerAdvanced Access ManagerAdvanced Access Manager – Access Governance for WordPress

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 5.9.8.1
v < 5.9.9
Affected range stops below 5.9.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.9.9
Affected range stops below 5.9.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-22

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