CVE-2023-40068 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2023-40068

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Advanced Custom Fields versions 6.1.0 to...

Vulnerability Description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Advanced Custom Fields versions 6.1.0 to 6.1.7 and Advanced Custom Fields Pro versions 6.1.0 to 6.1.7 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute an arbitrary script on the web browser of the user who is logging in to the product with the administrative privilege.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Advanced Custom Fields, Advanced Custom Fields Pro
Vulnerable Versions:
versions 6.1.0 to 6.1.7

Timeline

Official Publish: August 21st, 2023
Last Modified: October 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.