CVE-2023-1196 | BDVDB-2026-201338 Detail

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)

Description#

The Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Free and Pro WordPress plugins 6.x before 6.1.0 and 5.x before 5.12.5 unserialize user controllable data, which could allow users with a role of Contributor and above to perform PHP Object Injection when a suitable gadget is present.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References#

Exploit#

History#

Version 12023-05-02Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-01-30Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-05-02
Last modified: 2025-01-30

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)

Score

8.8 High

EPSS

1.0%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 65.6.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Insecure Deserialization

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 5.0.0 and < 5.12.5
Fixed
5.12.5
Vulnerable
>= 6.0.0 and < 6.1.0
Fixed
6.1.0

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).