Access Governance for WordPress: known security problems
12 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
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In short
There are 12 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 7.1.1 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
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Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 7.1.0
- Fixed in
- 7.1.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Access Governance for WordPress to version 7.1.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-42674
- Report title
- Advanced Access Manager – Access Governance for WordPress <= 7.1.0 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 6.9.20)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.9.20
- Fixed in
- 6.9.21
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Access Governance for WordPress to version 6.9.21 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-29127
- Report title
- Advanced Access Manager <= 6.9.20 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.9.20
- Fixed in
- 6.9.21
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Access Governance for WordPress to version 6.9.21 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-29124
- Report title
- Advanced Access Manager <= 6.9.20 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an author account on your site could send your visitors from your site to a harmful site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.9.18
- Fixed in
- 6.9.19
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Access Governance for WordPress to version 6.9.19 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-51675
- Report title
- Advanced Access Manager <= 6.9.18 - Authenticated (Author+) Open Redirect
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 6.9.18)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.9.18
- Fixed in
- 6.9.19
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Access Governance for WordPress to version 6.9.19 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-51674
- Report title
- Advanced Access Manager <= 6.9.18 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 6.9.15)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.9.15
- Fixed in
- 6.9.16
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Access Governance for WordPress to version 6.9.16 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-50881
- Report title
- Advanced Access Manager <= 6.9.15 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (before 6.8.0)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 6.8.0
- Fixed in
- 6.8.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Access Governance for WordPress to version 6.8.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2021-24830
- Report title
- Advanced Access Manager <= 6.7.9 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could use it to harm your site (up to and including 6.6.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.6.1
- Fixed in
- 6.6.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Access Governance for WordPress to version 6.6.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2020-35934
- Report title
- Advanced Access Manager <= 6.6.1 - Authenticated Information Disclosure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could take over your site as an admin (up to and including 6.6.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.6.1
- Fixed in
- 6.6.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Access Governance for WordPress to version 6.6.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2020-35935
- Report title
- Advanced Access Manager <= 6.6.1 - Authenticated Authorization Bypass and Privilege Escalation
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could read or delete private files on your server
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 5.9.9
- Fixed in
- 5.9.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Access Governance for WordPress to version 5.9.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2019-25213
- Report title
- Advanced Access Manager <= 5.9.8.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could take over your site as an admin (before 3.2.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 3.2.2
- Fixed in
- 3.2.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Access Governance for WordPress to version 3.2.2 or newer.
- Report title
- Advanced Access Manager <= 3.2.1 - Unrestricted AJAX Actions allowing Privilege Escalation
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could use it to harm your site (before 2.8.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 2.8.3
- Fixed in
- 2.8.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Access Governance for WordPress to version 2.8.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2014-6059
- Report title
- Advanced Access Manager <= 2.8.2 - Arbitrary File Overwrite
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
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