Low severity3.7NVD Advisory· Published Jan 8, 2024· Updated Apr 28, 2026

CVE-2022-40696

Description

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in WP Engine Advanced Custom Fields (ACF).This issue affects Advanced Custom Fields (ACF): from 3.1.1 through 6.0.2.

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Affected products

Advancedcustomfields/Advanced Custom Fields
cpe:2.3:a:advancedcustomfields:advanced_custom_fields:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Range: >=3.1.1,<=6.0.2
WordPress/Advanced Custom Fieldsllm-fuzzy
Range: >=3.1.1, <=6.0.2
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields

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References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/advanced-custom-fields/wordpress-advanced-custom-fields-plugin-3-1-1-6-0-2-custom-field-value-exposurenvdThird Party Advisory

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