{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40696 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40696 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2022-40696 is a low-severity vulnerability in WP Engine Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), published on 8 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2022-40696 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2022-40696 is a low-severity vulnerability in WP Engine Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), published on 8 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40696 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: WP Engine Advanced Custom Fields (ACF). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40696/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40696/index.md)","id":"CVE-2022-40696","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40696/index.md","name":"CVE-2022-40696","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-vxh3-27qh-7gv3"],"analysis":{"component_type":"cms_plugin","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"WordPress plugin","requires_auth":"none","summary":"An attacker can access sensitive information from the Advanced Custom Fields plugin without authorization, requiring an upgrade to secure the site.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"information_disclosure"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"Patchstack","cpe":[{"product":"advanced_custom_fields","vendor":"advancedcustomfields"}],"cvss":{"score":3.7,"severity":"low","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-200","name":"Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor"}],"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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"WordPress Advanced Custom Fields Plugin 3.1.1-6.0.2 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure","id":"CVE-2022-40696","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"information_disclosure","year":"2022"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"WordPress 3com – Asesor de Cookies para normativa española Plugin \u003c= 3.4.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)","id":"CVE-2022-40697"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"WordPress SEO Redirection Plugin plugin \u003c= 8.9 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting (CSRF) vulnerabilities","id":"CVE-2022-40695"},"products":["Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)"],"published":"2024-01-08","related":[{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Advanced Custom Fields - Contributor+ PHP Object Injection","id":"CVE-2023-1196","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-05-02"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Advanced Custom Fields 5.0-5.12.2 - Unauthenticated File Upload","id":"CVE-2022-2594","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-08-22"},{"cvss_score":7.5,"headline":"Advanced Custom Fields \u003c 6.3 - Contributor+ Custom Field Access","id":"CVE-2024-4565","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-06-20"},{"cvss_score":7.5,"headline":"Missing authorization in Advanced Custom Fields and Advanced Custom Fields Pro","id":"CVE-2021-20865","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-12-13"},{"cvss_score":7.1,"headline":"WordPress Advanced Custom Fields / Advanced Custom Fields PRO plugins \u003c= 6.1.5 vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)","id":"CVE-2023-30777","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-05-10"},{"cvss_score":6.6,"headline":"Secure Custom Fields \u003c 6.3.6.3 - Admin+ Remote Code Execution","id":"CVE-2024-9529","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-11-15"},{"cvss_score":6.5,"headline":"Missing authorization in Advanced Custom Fields","id":"CVE-2022-23183","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-03-31"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-04-28","vendors":["WP Engine"]},"summary":"An attacker can access sensitive information from the Advanced Custom Fields plugin without authorization, requiring an upgrade to secure the site.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40696/"}