CVE-2020-36172

MEDIUM 6.1CVE-2020-36172 · Published 06/01/2021 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2020-36172 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability affecting advanced custom fields (advancedcustomfields).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.91%, higher than 59.9% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 5.8.12 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
advanced custom fields advancedcustomfields	`< 5.8.12`	`5.8.12`

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

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

< 5.8.12

5.8.12

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