Advanced Custom Fields <= 5.8.11 - Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2020-36172
CVSS Medium (6.1)
Publicly Published June 10, 2020
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Description

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

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug advanced-custom-fields (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 5.8.12
Patched Version
  • 5.8.12
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