CVE-2022-2594 Advanced Custom Fields 5.0-5.12.2 - Unauthenticated File Upload
Unauthenticated attackers can upload allowed files via frontend forms in Advanced Custom Fields, requiring a specific form configuration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-2594?
CVE-2022-2594 is a high-severity vulnerability in TODO Advanced Custom Fields, published on 22 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Advanced Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 5.12.3, Advanced Custom Fields Pro WordPress plugin before 5.12.3 allows unauthenticated users to upload files allowed in a default WP configuration (so PHP is not possible) if there is a frontend form available. This vulnerability was introduced in the 5.0 rewrite and did not exist prior to that release.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2594?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Advancedcustomfields Advanced Custom Fields.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2594?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2594 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-2594 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2594 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in TODO Advanced Custom Fields
- CVE-2023-1196 Advanced Custom Fields - Contributor+ PHP Object Injection
- CVE-2024-4565 Advanced Custom Fields < 6.3 - Contributor+ Custom Field Access
- CVE-2021-20865 Missing authorization in Advanced Custom Fields and Advanced Custom Fields Pro
- CVE-2023-30777 WordPress Advanced Custom Fields / Advanced Custom Fields PRO plugins <= 6.1.5 vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-9529 Secure Custom Fields < 6.3.6.3 - Admin+ Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m8hq-2c8m-w6cm.