High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-1196

Description

The Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Free and Pro WordPress plugins 6.x before 6.1.0 and 5.x before 5.12.5 unserialize user controllable data, which could allow users with a role of Contributor and above to perform PHP Object Injection when a suitable gadget is present.

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Affected products

Advancedcustomfields/Advanced Custom Fields
cpe:2.3:a:advancedcustomfields:advanced_custom_fields:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Range: >=5.0.0,<5.12.5
WordPress/Advanced Custom Fields Procpe-rescue2 versions
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: <6.1.0, <5.12.5
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields-pro
WordPress/Advanced Custom Fieldsllm-fuzzy
Range: <6.1.0, <5.12.5
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/8e5ec88e-0e66-44e4-bbf2-74155d849edenvdExploitThird Party Advisory
wpscan.com/vulnerability/cf376ca2-92f6-44ff-929a-ace809460a33nvdExploitThird Party Advisory

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