TI-2021-07112 Aliases CVE-2021-24830 GHSA-h54q-fpvg-vhq5

Advanced Access Manager < 6.8.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

LOW 23CWE-79Published 2021-11-23 · Updated 2024-08-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Advanced Access Manager WordPress plugin before 6.8.0 does not escape some of its settings when outputting them, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00676 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed Advanced Access Manager (Unknown): 6.8.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Unknown	Advanced Access Manager	6.8.0 to before 6.8.0	6.8.0	Patch available	CNA

Advanced Access Manager VendorUnknown Affected 6.8.0 to before 6.8.0 Fixed in 6.8.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:vasyltech:advanced_access_manager::::::wordpress::*	before 6.8.0	Vulnerable	AAM

cpe:2.3:a:vasyltech:advanced_access_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 6.8.0 Vulnerable ·AAM

Remediation

Fix · CNA Advanced Access Manager (Unknown) Fixed in 6.8.0

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24830
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h54q-fpvg-vhq5

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c46373b-d43d-4d18-b0ae-3711fb0be0f9

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2616161/

TI-2019-15267 Advanced Access Manager <= 5.9.8.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-18378 The Advanced Access Manager plugin before 6.6.2 for WordPress allows privilege escalation… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2014-05002 WordPress Advanced Access Manager Plugin before 2.8.2 has an Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2024-19301 WordPress Advanced Access Manager plugin <= 6.9.20 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
TI-2023-28321 WordPress Advanced Access Manager Plugin <= 6.9.18 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2023-27785 WordPress Advanced Access Manager Plugin <= 6.9.15 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

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Sources

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