ACF to REST API <= 3.2.0 - Insecure direct object reference via permalinks manipulation

7.5
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE CVE-2020-13700
CVSS 7.5 (High)
Publicly Published May 29, 2020
Last Updated August 8, 2022
Researcher Mariusz Poplawski

Description

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. Issue was finally patched in 3.3.0

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Vulnerability Details for ACF to REST API

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug acf-to-rest-api (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.3.0, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 3.2.0
Patched Version
  • 3.3.0

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