# CVE-2022-23183: Missing authorization in Advanced Custom Fields

> Authenticated attackers can view database information without proper permissions in Advanced Custom Fields plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9p93-cfv4-j3g7

## What is CVE-2022-23183?

CVE-2022-23183 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Delicious Brains Advanced Custom Fields, published on 31 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing authorization vulnerability in Advanced Custom Fields versions prior to 5.12.1 and Advanced Custom Fields Pro versions prior to 5.12.1 allows a remote authenticated attacker to view the information on the database without the access permission.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23183?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Advancedcustomfields Advanced Custom Fields.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23183?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23183 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23183 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Delicious Brains Advanced Custom Fields

- [CVE-2023-1196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1196/): Advanced Custom Fields - Contributor+ PHP Object Injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-2594](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2594/): Advanced Custom Fields 5.0-5.12.2 - Unauthenticated File Upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-4565](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4565/): Advanced Custom Fields < 6.3 - Contributor+ Custom Field Access (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-20865](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20865/): Missing authorization in Advanced Custom Fields and Advanced Custom Fields Pro (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-30777](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30777/): WordPress Advanced Custom Fields / Advanced Custom Fields PRO plugins <= 6.1.5 vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23183 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23183 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Delicious Brains Advanced Custom Fields, published on 31 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Delicious Brains Advanced Custom Fields. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23183/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23183/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23183
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23183
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23183

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23183/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.