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WordPress Plugin: advanced-custom-fields-pro: CVE-2021-20865: Missing Authorization

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Severity	CVSS	Published	Added	Modified
5	(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)	Dec 2, 2021	May 15, 2025	Apr 30, 2026

Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Published

Dec 2, 2021

Added

May 15, 2025

Modified

Apr 30, 2026

Description

Advanced Custom Fields versions prior to 5.11 and Advanced Custom Fields Pro versions prior to 5.11 contain a missing authorization vulnerability in browsing database which may allow a user to browse unauthorized data via unspecified vectors.

Solution

advanced-custom-fields-pro-plugin-cve-2021-20865

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20865
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c51889e4-9ca2-4c3f-addb-8285579324f6?source=api-prod
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-8274
CVE-2021-20865
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-20865
CWE-862
EUVD-EUVD-2021-8274

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