CVE-2023-30777 | WordPress Advanced Custom Fields / Advanced Custom Fields PRO plugins <= 6.1.5 vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Exp

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WP Engine Advanced Custom Fields Pro, WP Engine Advanced Custom Fields plugins <= 6.1.5 versions.

Published: 2023-05-10 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-30777 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 86.43%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-30777

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-30777

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-29 86.51% 86.43% -0.08%
2 2026-05-18 87.32% 86.51% -0.81%
3 2026-04-29 — 87.32% —

Full EPSS history (60 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-30777

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.8 3.7 [email protected]
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-30777

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-30777

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
advancedcustomfields advanced_custom_fields < 6.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:advancedcustomfields:advanced_custom_fields:*:*:*:*:-:wordpress:*:*
advancedcustomfields advanced_custom_fields < 6.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:advancedcustomfields:advanced_custom_fields:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2023-30777

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