CVE-2022-40696 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in WP Engine Advanced Custom Fields (ACF).This issue affects Advanced Custom Fields (ACF): from 3.1.1 through 6.0.2.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00498.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Advancedcustomfields	Advanced Custom Fields

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:advancedcustomfields:advanced_custom_fields:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-43967	Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in WP Engine Advanced Custom Fields (ACF).This issue affects Advanced Custom Fields (ACF): from 3.1.1 through 6.0.2.

Fixes

Solution

Update to 6.0.3 or a higher version.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/advanced-custom-fields/wordpress-advanced-custom-fields-plugin-3-1-1-6-0-2-custom-field-value-exposure?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2024-01-08T22:02:53.269Z

Updated: 2025-06-17T20:29:15.877Z

Reserved: 2022-09-14T13:22:24.120Z

Link: CVE-2022-40696

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:21:46.553Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-08T22:15:44.970

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:21:52.517

Link: CVE-2022-40696

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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