What is the severity of CVE-2023-6701?

CVE-2023-6701 has been rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow stored cross-site scripting attacks.

How do I mitigate the risk of CVE-2023-6701?

To mitigate the risk of CVE-2023-6701, you should update the Advanced Custom Fields plugin to version 6.2.5 or later.

Who is affected by CVE-2023-6701?

CVE-2023-6701 affects users of the Advanced Custom Fields plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 6.2.4.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2023-6701?

CVE-2023-6701 is classified as a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability due to inadequate input sanitization.

Can CVE-2023-6701 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2023-6701 can be exploited remotely by authenticated users with contributor-level access to the affected WordPress site.

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CVE-2023-6701

medium

6.4

CWE

EPSS

0.051%

5/2/2024

2/8/2024

CVE-2023-6701: XSS

First published: Mon Feb 05 2024(Updated: )

The Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via a custom text field in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Credit: security@wordfence.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Advanced Custom Fields	<=6.2.4

Remedy

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3022469/advanced-custom-fields

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-6701?
CVE-2023-6701 has been rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow stored cross-site scripting attacks.
How do I mitigate the risk of CVE-2023-6701?
To mitigate the risk of CVE-2023-6701, you should update the Advanced Custom Fields plugin to version 6.2.5 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2023-6701?
CVE-2023-6701 affects users of the Advanced Custom Fields plugin for WordPress versions up to and including 6.2.4.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2023-6701?
CVE-2023-6701 is classified as a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability due to inadequate input sanitization.
Can CVE-2023-6701 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2023-6701 can be exploited remotely by authenticated users with contributor-level access to the affected WordPress site.

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