CVE-2022-40696
Advanced Custom Fields <= 6.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Information Disclosure
mediumExposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
4.3
CVSS Score
4.3
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
6.0.3
Patched in
462d
Time to patch
Description
The Advanced Custom Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure in versions up to, and including, 6.0.2. While the ACF shortcode ensures that the ACF data being accessed is valid data that has been entered into ACF fields, it may be possible with certain site configurations, that contributor-level users may extract sensitive user or configuration data.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Low
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=6.0.2PublishedOctober 18, 2022
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginadvanced-custom-fields
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