CVE-2023-1196 is a PHP Object Injection vulnerability affecting Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Free and Pro WordPress plugins versions 6.x before 6.1.0 and 5.x before 5.12.5. This flaw allows authenticated users with Contributor roles or higher to execute arbitrary code by unserializing user-controlled data, provided a suitable gadget is present. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk of full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) due to its low attack complexity and network-based vector. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0.0, < 5.12.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:advancedcustomfields:advanced_custom_fields:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
>= 6.0.0, < 6.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:advancedcustomfields:advanced_custom_fields:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.