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GHSA-MQWH-49J7-27H8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-05-02 09:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 03:46

Details

The Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Free and Pro WordPress plugins 6.x before 6.1.0 and 5.x before 5.12.5 unserialize user controllable data, which could allow users with a role of Contributor and above to perform PHP Object Injection when a suitable gadget is present.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2023-1196 (GCVE-0-2023-1196)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-02 08:39 – Updated: 2025-01-30 14:21

Title

Advanced Custom Fields - Contributor+ PHP Object Injection

Summary

Severity

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-01-30 14:20 UTC

CWE

CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Assigner

WPScan CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 44/100 over 1841 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf376ca2-92f6-44…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8e5ec88e-0e66-44…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)	Affected: 5.0.0 , < 5.12.5 (custom) Affected: 6.0.0 , < 6.1.0 (custom)
Unknown	Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Pro	Affected: 5.0.0 , < 5.12.5 (custom) Affected: 6.0.0 , < 6.1.0 (custom)

Credits

Nguyen Huu Do WPScan

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