CVE-2022-2594 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting the Advanced Custom Fields and Advanced Custom Fields Pro WordPress plugins before version 5.12.3. It allows unauthenticated users to upload non-PHP files through frontend forms, a flaw introduced in the 5.0 rewrite. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0.0, < 5.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:advancedcustomfields:advanced_custom_fields:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
>= 5.0.0, < 5.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:advancedcustomfields:advanced_custom_fields:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.