CVE-2023-7286 — The plugin ACF Quick Edit Fields for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct

The plugin ACF Quick Edit Fields for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 3.2.2. This makes it possible for attackers without the edit_users capability to access metadata of other users, this includes contributor-level user

01What is this vulnerability?

The plugin ACF Quick Edit Fields for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to, and including, 3.2.2. This makes it possible for attackers without the edit_users capability to access metadata of other users, this includes contributor-level users and above.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
podpirate	ACF Quick Edit Fields	*

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2024-10-16T06:43:32.686Z
• Last modified: 2024-10-16T18:05:43.218Z

09References

• www.wordfence.com — https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5954bdc0-09e9-4691-95f…
• plugins.trac.wordpress.org — https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?new=2828750%40acf-quickedit-fields&…
• wpscan.com — https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3538e80e-c2c5-4e7b-97c3-b7debad7a136