Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-6701
The Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via a custom text field in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2023-6701
- cpe:2.3:a:advancedcustomfields:advanced_custom_fields:*:*:*:*:-:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-6701
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 27 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-6701
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.3
|
2.7
|
NIST | 2024-02-09 |
6.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
3.1
|
2.7
|
Wordfence | 2024-02-05 |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-6701
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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)
References for CVE-2023-6701
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https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-6-2-5-security-release/
ACF | ACF 6.2.5 Security ReleaseRelease Notes
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e3593dfd-7b2a-4d01-8af0-725b444dc81b?source=cve
Advanced Custom Fields <= 6.2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom FieldThird Party Advisory
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3022469/advanced-custom-fields
429 Too Many RequestsPatch
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