CVE-2023-5292

Description

The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'acfe_form' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 0.8.9.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.15%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: hwk-fr Advanced Custom Fields: Extended
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dcbe0c72-d518-45d3-a220-896a51071b26?source=cve product third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-extended/tags/0.8.9.3/includes/modules/form/module-form-front.php#L669 product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-extended/tags/0.8.9.4/includes/modules/form/module-form-front.php#L669 product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2972880/acf-extended#file4 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-5292?
CVE-2023-5292 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-5292?
To fix CVE-2023-5292, 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-2023-5292 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-5292 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-5292?
CVE-2023-5292 affects hwk-fr Advanced Custom Fields: Extended.
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