CVE-2020-36172 : The Advanced Custom Fields plugin before 5.8.12 for WordPress mishandles the esc

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

Published 2021-01-06 15:15:15

Updated 2021-01-08 21:14:53

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2020-36172

Advancedcustomfields » Advanced Custom Fields » For Wordpress
Versions before (<) 5.8.12
cpe:2.3:a:advancedcustomfields:advanced_custom_fields:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.08%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 33 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None
6.1	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	2.8	2.7	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

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