# CVE-2019-25213: Advanced Access Manager <= 5.9.8.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read

> Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on the server, including sensitive configuration files, via insufficient validation in the Advanced Access Manager plugin.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wx98-rpcr-jrwv

## What is CVE-2019-25213?

CVE-2019-25213 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in vasyltech Advanced Access Manager – Access Governance for WordPress, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Advanced Access Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read in versions up to, and including, 5.9.8.1 due to insufficient validation on the aam-media parameter. This allows unauthenticated attackers to read any file on the server, including sensitive files such as wp-config.php

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25213?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vasyltech Advanced Access Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-25213?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25213 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-25213 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25213 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Advanced Access Manager - Path Traversal (nuclei): http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-25213.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in vasyltech Advanced Access Manager – Access Governance for WordPress

- [CVE-2020-35935](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35935/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2014-6059](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6059/): File upload in n/a (high 7.2)
- [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-2019-25213 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-25213 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in vasyltech Advanced Access Manager – Access Governance for WordPress, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25213 exists.

Affected product: vasyltech Advanced Access Manager – Access Governance for WordPress. 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-2019-25213/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25213/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25213
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25213
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-25213

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25213/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.