Advanced Custom Fields Pro <= 6.2.9 — Authenticated (Contributor+) Code Injection
CVE-2024-34761Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤6.2.9Update to 6.2.10 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Critical9.9
- CVSS
- 9.9CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:CScope- Changed
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
Advanced Custom Fields Pro advanced-custom-fields-pro
- Affected≤ 6.2.9
- Patched in6.2.10
Update to 6.2.10 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 6.2.9. Version 6.2.10 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Advanced Custom Fields Pro.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 6.2.10, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Advanced Custom Fields Pro to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence.
The Advanced Custom Fields Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Code Injection in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to execute code on the server.
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 Advanced Custom Fields Pro
All 18| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium4.4 | Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤6.3.6.2Update to 6.3.6.3 | CVE-2024-49593 | |
| Medium5.1 | Authenticated (Admin+) Limited Arbitrary Function Call ≤6.3.6.2Update to 6.3.6.3 | CVE-2024-9529 | |
| Medium5.5 | Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤6.3.5Update to 6.3.6 | CVE-2024-45429 | |
| Medium5.4 | Missing Authorization ≤6.3.1Update to 6.3.2 | CVE-2024-37250 | |
| Medium4.3 | Cross-Site Request Forgery ≤6.3.1Update to 6.3.2 | CVE-2024-37251 |
- Medium4.4Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤6.3.6.2Update to 6.3.6.3
- Medium5.1Authenticated (Admin+) Limited Arbitrary Function Call
≤6.3.6.2Update to 6.3.6.3
- Medium5.5Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤6.3.5Update to 6.3.6
- Medium5.4Missing Authorization
≤6.3.1Update to 6.3.2
- Medium4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery
≤6.3.1Update to 6.3.2
Timeline
CVE published
Severity critical, CVSS 9.9
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
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