Multiple vulnerabilities in Advanced Access Manager plugin for WordPress



Published: 2020-08-20
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID N/A
CWE-ID CWE-285
CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Advanced Access Manager
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor Vasyl Martyniuk

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper Authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU45822

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of permissions. A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the wp-admin/profile.php with typical profile update parameters and appending a aam_user_roles[] parameter set to the role they would like to use.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Advanced Access Manager: 1.0 - 6.6.1

External links

http://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/08/high-severity-vulnerability-patched-in-advanced-access-manager/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU45823

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application via the aam/v1/authenticate and aam/v2/authenticate REST endpoints. A remote user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Advanced Access Manager: 6.0.0 - 6.6.1

External links

http://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10365/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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