WordPress plugin vulnerabilities

Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM) vulnerabilities

Known security issues in the Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM) WordPress plugin, by affected version, with severity, CVE and the version that fixes each one.

Plugin slug
advanced-access-manager
Latest version
8.0.1
Active installs
100,000+
Known vulnerabilities
16
Data updated
2026-10-18 08:10 UTC

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Fixed in version 7.1.1 (1)

Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM): Fixed in version 7.1.1
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
WordPress Advanced Access Manager Plugin <= 7.1.0 is vulnerable to Bypass Vulnerability
CVE-2026-42674 · Source
High7.5< 7.1.12026-05-14

Fixed in version 6.9.21 (2)

Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM): Fixed in version 6.9.21
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
WordPress Advanced Access Manager Plugin <= 6.9.20 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
CVE-2024-29127 · Source
High7.1< 6.9.212024-03-19
WordPress Advanced Access Manager Plugin <= 6.9.20 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
CVE-2024-29124 · Source
Medium5.9< 6.9.212024-03-16

Fixed in version 6.9.19 (2)

Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM): Fixed in version 6.9.19
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
WordPress Advanced Access Manager Plugin <= 6.9.18 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
CVE-2023-51674 · Source
Medium6.5< 6.9.192023-12-27
WordPress Advanced Access Manager Plugin <= 6.9.18 is vulnerable to Open Redirection
CVE-2023-51675 · Source
Medium4.7< 6.9.192023-12-27

Fixed in version 6.9.16 (1)

Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM): Fixed in version 6.9.16
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
WordPress Advanced Access Manager Plugin <= 6.9.15 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
CVE-2023-50881 · Source
Medium6.5< 6.9.162023-12-26

Fixed in version 6.8.0 (1)

Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM): Fixed in version 6.8.0
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
WordPress Advanced Access Manager plugin <= 6.7.9 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
CVE-2021-24830 · Source
Medium4.8< 6.8.02021-10-19

Fixed in version 6.6.2 (2)

Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM): Fixed in version 6.6.2
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
WordPress Advanced Access Manager plugin <= 6.6.1 - Authenticated Authorization Bypass and Privilege Escalation vulnerability
CVE-2020-35935 · Source
High8.8< 6.6.22020-04-20
WordPress Advanced Access Manager plugin <= 6.6.1 - Authenticated Information Disclosure vulnerability
CVE-2020-35934 · Source
Medium4.3< 6.6.22020-04-20

Fixed in version 5.9.9 (3)

Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM): Fixed in version 5.9.9
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
Advanced Access Manager <= 5.9.8.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read
CVE-2019-25213 · Source
Critical9.8< 5.9.92019-09-09
WordPress Advanced Access Manager plugin <= 5.9.8.1 - Arbitrary File Access/Download vulnerability
No CVE assigned · Source
Not rated-< 5.9.92019-09-09
Advanced Access Manager &lt; 5.9.9 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
No CVE assigned · Source
Not rated-< 5.9.9-

Fixed in version 3.2.2 (3)

Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM): Fixed in version 3.2.2
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
WordPress Advanced Access Manager Plugin <= 3.3 - Unrestricted File Upload
No CVE assigned · Source
Not rated-< 3.2.22016-06-21
Advanced Access Manager <= 3.2.1 - Unrestricted AJAX Actions allowing Privilege Escalation
No CVE assigned · Source
Not rated-< 3.2.22016-06-21
Advanced Access Manager &lt;= 3.2.1 - Privilege Escalation
No CVE assigned · Source
Not rated-< 3.2.2-

Fixed in version 2.8.3 (1)

Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM): Fixed in version 2.8.3
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
WordPress Advanced Access Manager Plugin <= 2.8.2 - Admin User File Read/Write
CVE-2014-6059 · Source
High7.2< 2.8.32014-08-20

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