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User Access Manager vulnerabilities
User Access Manager has 6 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 9 Sep 2026.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 6
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Latest version
- 2.3.20
- Last updated
- 10 Sep 2026
- Most recent
- 9 Sep 2026
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2026-19797 | Medium 6.1 | Up to 2.3.18 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.3.20) | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Broken access control CVE-2026-18035 | Medium 5.3 | Before 2.3.15 | Fixed in 2.3.15 | 12 Aug 2026 |
| SQL injection CVE-2026-15281 | Medium 6.5 | Up to 2.3.12 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.3.20) | 5 Aug 2026 |
| Path traversal CVE-2026-18352 | High 7.5 | Up to 2.3.15 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.3.20) | 2 Aug 2026 |
| Security weakness CVE-2022-1601 | Medium 5.3 | Before 2.2.18 | Fixed in 2.2.18 | 30 Aug 2023 |
| Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2011-5328 | High 8.8 | Before 1.2 | Fixed in 1.2 | 20 Aug 2019 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2026-19797, 9 Sep 2026
- The User Access Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'tab_group_section' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.18 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. CVE record
- CVE-2026-18035, 12 Aug 2026
- The User Access Manager WordPress plugin before 2.3.15 does not apply its access restrictions to REST API requests, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read the content of posts, pages and custom post types that have been restricted to specific user groups. CVE record
- CVE-2026-15281, 5 Aug 2026
- The User Access Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Second-Order SQL Injection via the 'id' parameter of the wp_ajax_save-attachment-compat AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 2.3.12. This is due to insufficient validation on the objectId value stored in the saveAjaxAttachmentData() function and subsequent unparameterized concatenation in the addQueryExcludedPostFilter() function - the stored value is later retrieved from the database and used as an array key, then directly imploded into a SQL NOT IN() clause without integer casting or prepared statements. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. CVE record
- CVE-2026-18352, 2 Aug 2026
- The User Access Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.15 via the 'uamgetfile' parameter parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. This is possible because when attachment_url_to_postid() returns 0 for a traversal path, the plugin falls back to the global post set by a valid ?attachment_id parameter supplied by the attacker, causing the access check to pass against a legitimate public attachment while the file streamed is the attacker-chosen path. CVE record
- CVE-2022-1601, 30 Aug 2023
- The User Access Manager WordPress plugin before 2.2.18 prioritizes getting a visitor's IP from certain HTTP headers over PHP's REMOTE_ADDR, which makes it possible for attackers to access restricted content in certain situations. CVE record
- CVE-2011-5328, 20 Aug 2019
- The user-access-manager plugin before 1.2 for WordPress has CSRF. CVE record
What to do if you run User Access Manager
If you run User Access Manager, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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