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CVE-2020-36172 — Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) [advanced-custom-fields] < 5.8.12

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2020-36172 Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) [advanced-custom-fields] < 5.8.12 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 6.1 < 5.8.12 5.8.12 2020-06-10

CVE-2020-36172

The Advanced Custom Fields plugin for WordPress prior to version 5.8.12 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper escaping of text displayed in Select2 dropdown components, which could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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