Name: CVE-2020-13700: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-13700, CWE-639, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.93725

An issue was discovered in the acf-to-rest-api plugin through 3.1.0 for WordPress. It allows an insecure direct object reference via permalinks manipulation, as demonstrated by a wp-json/acf/v3/options/ request that reads sensitive information in the wp_options table, such as the login and pass values.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Acf To Rest Api Plugin	—	Update acf-to-rest-api plugin to version 3.3.0, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	May 29, 2020

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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