CVE-2020-36172

Description

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

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.19%
Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/#developers third party advisory product

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-36172?
CVE-2020-36172 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-36172?
To fix CVE-2020-36172, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-36172 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-36172 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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