ACF to REST API <= 3.2.0 — Insecure direct object reference via permalinks manipulation
CVE-2020-13700Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤3.2.0Update to 3.3.0 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High7.5
- CVSS
- 7.5CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:NIntegrity- None
A:NAvailability- None
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
ACF to REST API acf-to-rest-api
- Affected≤ 3.2.0
- Patched in3.3.0
Update to 3.3.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 3.2.0. Version 3.3.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under ACF to REST API.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 3.3.0, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch ACF to REST API to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Mariusz Poplawski.
An issue was discovered in the acf-to-rest-api plugin through 3.1.0 for WordPress. It allows an insecure direct object reference via permalinks manipulation, as demonstrated by a wp-json/acf/v3/options/ request that reads sensitive information in the wp_options table, such as the login and pass values. Issue was finally patched in 3.3.0
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in ACF to REST API
All 3| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium4.3 | Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) ACF Field/Option Modification ≤3.3.4No patch available | CVE-2025-12030 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Information Exposure ≤3.3.4No patch available | CVE-2025-62979 |
- Medium4.3Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) ACF Field/Option Modification
≤3.3.4No patch available
- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Information Exposure
≤3.3.4No patch available
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.5
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- [object Object]. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
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- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
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