# CVE-2014-6059: File upload in n/a

> An attacker can overwrite arbitrary files in the Advanced Access Manager plugin, potentially leading to code execution or data modification.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p367-375f-q2f8

## What is CVE-2014-6059?

CVE-2014-6059 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jan 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

WordPress Advanced Access Manager Plugin before 2.8.2 has an Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6059?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vasyltech Advanced Access Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-6059?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6059 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-6059 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-25213](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25213/): Advanced Access Manager <= 5.9.8.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-35935](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35935/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-29127](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29127/): WordPress Advanced Access Manager plugin <= 6.9.20 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-51674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51674/): WordPress Advanced Access Manager Plugin <= 6.9.18 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-50881](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50881/): WordPress Advanced Access Manager Plugin <= 6.9.15 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-6059 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-6059 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jan 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6059/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6059/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-6059
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6059
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-6059

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6059/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.