CVEvulnerability
CVE-2022-2594
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2022-08-22
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-434
Description
The Advanced Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 5.12.3, Advanced Custom Fields Pro WordPress plugin before 5.12.3 allows unauthenticated users to upload files allowed in a default WP configuration (so PHP is not possible) if there is a frontend form available. This vulnerability was introduced in the 5.0 rewrite and did not exist prior to that release.
Affected configurations
• advancedcustomfields advanced custom fields (>= 5.0.0 < 5.12.3)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type weakness
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3fde5336-552c-4861-8b4d-89a16735c0e2 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.pritect.net/blog/advanced-custom-fields-5-12-3-can-allow-unauthenticated-users-to-upload-arbitrary-files Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3fde5336-552c-4861-8b4d-89a16735c0e2 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.pritect.net/blog/advanced-custom-fields-5-12-3-can-allow-unauthenticated-users-to-upload-arbitrary-files Third Party Advisory