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CVE-2020-36172

MEDIUM 6.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
January 6, 2021
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Advanced Custom Fields plugin before 5.8.12 for WordPress mishandles the escaping of strings in Select2 dropdowns, potentially leading to XSS.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • advancedcustomfields advanced_custom_fields — Before 5.8.12

References

  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/#developers Product, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record