CVE-2022-23183Network attack vector

Authenticated database information disclosure

Published Mar 31, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Missing authorization in Advanced Custom Fields and Advanced Custom Fields Pro before 5.12.1 allows remote authenticated users to view database data. The published advisories identify missing authorization but do not disclose the affected handler, function, or database operation. Editor, Author, or Contributor access is required, and the documented consequence is read-only exposure of information for which that account lacks permission.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability1.46%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in Advanced Custom Fields and Advanced Custom Fields Pro before 5.12.1 allows remote authenticated users to view database data. The published advisories identify missing authorization but do not disclose the affected handler, function, or database operation. Editor, Author, or Contributor access is required, and the documented consequence is read-only exposure of information for which that account lacks permission.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-23183
Published
Mar 31, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Delicious Brains
Product
Advanced Custom Fields
Classifications
CWE-862, T1213.006
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 31, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Advanced Custom Fields versions prior to 5.12.1, and Advanced Custom Fields Pro versions prior to 5.12.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Delicious Brains · Advanced Custom Fieldsversion=Advanced Custom Fields versions prior to 5.12.1, and Advanced Custom Fields Pro versions prior to 5.12.1

Published CVSS scores

6.5JPCERT/CCCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0JPCERT/CCAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1213.006Data from Information Repositories: Databases

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