What is CVE-2019-25213?

CVE-2019-25213 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vasyltech Advanced Access Manager, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-25213?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-25213 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Vasyltech Advanced Access Manager

CVE-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, including sensitive files such as wp-config.php

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.028 (84.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-25213?: CVE-2019-25213 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vasyltech Advanced Access Manager, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-25213?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-25213 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.