Advanced Custom Fields <= 5.8.11 - Cross-Site Scripting

6.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2020-36172
CVSS 6.1 (Medium)
Publicly Published June 10, 2020
Last Updated January 18, 2023

Description

The Advanced Custom Fields plugin before 5.8.12 for WordPress mishandles the escaping of strings in Select2 dropdowns, potentially leading to XSS.

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Vulnerability Details for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug advanced-custom-fields (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 5.8.12, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 5.8.12
Patched Version
  • 5.8.12

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