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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-02 08:39 – Updated: 2025-01-30 14:21
VLAI?
Summary
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
CWE
Assigner
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf376ca2-92f6-44… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8e5ec88e-0e66-44… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted 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)
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    Unknown Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Pro Affected: 5.0.0 , < 5.12.5 (custom)
Affected: 6.0.0 , < 6.1.0 (custom)
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Credits
Nguyen Huu Do WPScan
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