CVE-2022-40696 (GCVE-0-2022-40696)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-08 22:02 – Updated: 2025-06-17 20:29
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Summary
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in WP Engine Advanced Custom Fields (ACF).This issue affects Advanced Custom Fields (ACF): from 3.1.1 through 6.0.2.
Severity ?
3.7 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
WP Engine Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Affected: 3.1.1 , ≤ 6.0.2 (custom)
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Credits
Juan Hoffmann (Patchstack Alliance)
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