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CVE-2024-9529: advanced custom fields vulnerability
CVE-2024-9529: medium vulnerability affecting advanced custom fields. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
- CVSS
- 6.6 MEDIUM
- EPSS
- 35.64%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- advanced custom fields
What is known
The Secure Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 6.3.9, Secure Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 6.3.6.3, Advanced Custom Fields Pro WordPress plugin before 6.3.9 does not prevent users from running arbitrary functions through its setting import functionalities, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to run arbitrary PHP functions.
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-9529, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) affecting advanced custom fields, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.
Recommended administrator action
Confirm whether advanced custom fields is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.