CVE-2021-24865: Advanced Custom Fields: Extended < 0.8.8.7 - Admin+ SQL Injection

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-01-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended WordPress plugin before 0.8.8.7 does not validate the order and orderby parameters before using them in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL Injection issue

Affected products

Advanced Custom Fields: Extended: before 0.8.8.7 — fixed in 0.8.8.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 0.8.8.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2648200
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/055a2dcf-77ec-4e54-be7d-9c47f7730d1b
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2648200
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/055a2dcf-77ec-4e54-be7d-9c47f7730d1b

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