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CVE-2020-36172

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®): Cross-site Scripting

Severity
Medium 6.1
Published
10 Jun 2020
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Fixed in
5.8.12
Also known as
WPV-86776dece6ed
Sources
NVD, WPVulnerability

Description

The Advanced Custom Fields plugin before 5.8.12 for WordPress mishandles the escaping of strings in Select2 dropdowns, potentially leading to XSS.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Advanced Custom FieldsServers and applications · cpe:a:advancedcustomfields:advanced_custom_fields
  • Every version before 5.8.12
Advanced Custom FieldsWordPress plugins · wp-plugin:advanced-custom-fields
  • Every version before 5.8.12

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36172
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36172
  • Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/advanced-custom-fields/advanced-custom-fields-5811-cross-site-scripting