CVE-2025-54940 (GCVE-0-2025-54940)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-08 04:34 – Updated: 2025-08-08 16:11
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Summary
An HTML injection vulnerability exists in WordPress plugin "Advanced Custom Fields" prior to 6.4.3. If this vulnerability is exploited, crafted HTML code may be rendered and page display may be tampered.
Severity ?
3.4 (Low)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.6 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
CWE
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
WPEngine, Inc. Advanced Custom Fields Affected: prior to 6.4.3
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