CVE-2020-35935

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Published Jan 1, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.)

Analysis

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Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vasyltech:advanced_access_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-23518	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.)

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.481% probability within 30 days)

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References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Vasyltech Advanced Access Manager

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:16 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 1, 2021, 1:25 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:16 PM
Reserved: Jan 1, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:14 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 1, 2021, 2:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:14 AM

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