CVE-2023-40068

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-08-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

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.

Affected products

WP Engine Advanced Custom Fields: from 6.1.0 through 6.1.7

References

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN98946408/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/
https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/
https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-6-1-8/
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN98946408/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/
https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/
https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/acf-6-1-8/

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