Advanced Access ManagerWordPress extension · Vasyltech
CVE-2024-29127
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in AAM Advanced Access Manager allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Advanced Access Manager: from n/a through 6.9.20.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceReflected XSS vulnerability in AAM Advanced Access Manager plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through unsanitized user input that gets reflected back in web pages. The improper neutralization of input during page generation enables execution of attacker-controlled scripts in victim browsers.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Advanced Access ManagerWordPress extension
< 6.9.21CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify AAM plugin is installedAccess WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'Advanced Access Manager' by Vasyltech in the list. Alternatively, check if the /wp-content/plugins/advanced-access-manager/ directory exists on the server.Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Check installed version numberIn WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins, locate Advanced Access Manager and read the version number displayed beneath the plugin name. You can also check the main plugin PHP file or readme.txt for the Version: field.Affected if Version displayed is lower than 6.9.21
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Confirm version falls within vulnerable rangeCompare your installed version to the affected range. Any version below 6.9.21 is in the vulnerable range. Version numbers such as 6.9.20, 6.9.0, 6.8.x, 6.7.x and earlier are all affected.Affected if Installed version number is less than 6.9.21
The environment is affected if the Vasyltech Advanced Access Manager plugin is installed with any version below 6.9.21.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped6.9.21
Upgrade to version 6.9.21 or later which contains the security patch. As interim measure, disable or limit use of affected plugin features until update is applied.
Advanced Access Manager 6.9.21
- Back up your WordPress site before updating any plugins
- Update the Advanced Access Manager plugin to version 6.9.21 or later through the WordPress admin dashboard (Plugins > Add New > Upload or WordPress updates)
- Verify the update was successful by checking the plugin version
- Clear any server-side caches to ensure the patched code is served
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Advanced Access Manager
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-29127 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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