What is the severity of CVE-2020-35935?

CVE-2020-35935 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation in the Advanced Access Manager plugin.

How do I fix CVE-2020-35935?

To fix CVE-2020-35935, update the Advanced Access Manager plugin to version 6.6.2 or later.

What does CVE-2020-35935 exploit?

CVE-2020-35935 exploits improper controls in the aam_user_roles POST parameter when Multiple Role support is enabled.

Who is affected by CVE-2020-35935?

Users of the Advanced Access Manager plugin for WordPress versions prior to 6.6.2 are affected by CVE-2020-35935.

What are the consequences of CVE-2020-35935?

The consequences of CVE-2020-35935 include unauthorized privilege escalation, allowing attackers to gain elevated access to user roles.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2020-35935

high

8.8

1/1/2021

4/8/2024

CVE-2020-35935

First published: Fri Jan 01 2021(Updated: )

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.)

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Vasyltech Advanced Access Manager	<6.6.2
WordPress Advanced Access Manager	<6.6.2

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Reference Links

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-35935?
CVE-2020-35935 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation in the Advanced Access Manager plugin.
How do I fix CVE-2020-35935?
To fix CVE-2020-35935, update the Advanced Access Manager plugin to version 6.6.2 or later.
What does CVE-2020-35935 exploit?
CVE-2020-35935 exploits improper controls in the aam_user_roles POST parameter when Multiple Role support is enabled.
Who is affected by CVE-2020-35935?
Users of the Advanced Access Manager plugin for WordPress versions prior to 6.6.2 are affected by CVE-2020-35935.
What are the consequences of CVE-2020-35935?
The consequences of CVE-2020-35935 include unauthorized privilege escalation, allowing attackers to gain elevated access to user roles.

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