CVE-2023-40068 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Advanced Custom Fields versions 6.1.0 to 6.1.7 and Advanced Custom Fields Pro versions 6.1.0 to 6.1.7 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute an arbitrary script on the web browser of the user who is logging in to the product with the administrative privilege.

Published: 2023-08-21

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: 29.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

WP Engine

Advanced Custom Fields

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`versions 6.1.0 to 6.1.7`	affected	—

WP Engine

Advanced Custom Fields Pro

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`versions 6.1.0 to 6.1.7`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:advancedcustomfields:advanced_custom_fields:::::-:wordpress::
	cpe:2.3:a:advancedcustomfields:advanced_custom_fields:::::pro:wordpress::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.29904.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN98946408/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/
https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/
https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-6-1-8/

History

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Advancedcustomfields Advanced Custom Fields

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2023-08-21T08:13:50.271Z

Updated: 2024-10-04T17:57:33.499Z

Reserved: 2023-08-09T02:20:30.651Z

Link: CVE-2023-40068

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:24:55.443Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-08-21T09:15:10.430

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:18:38.120

Link: CVE-2023-40068

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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