GHSA-r345-x8hr-2r9p — airesvsg/acf-to-rest-api
HIGHGHSA-r345-x8hr-2r9p is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) CWE-639 vulnerability in airesvsg/acf-to-rest-api. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.
acf-to-rest-api plugin insecure direct object reference (IDOR) via permalink manipulation
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-r345-x8hr-2r9p plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,166 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the 10–50% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
airesvsg/acf-to-rest-apiReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
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.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | airesvsg/acf-to-rest-api | all versions | No fix |
Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for airesvsg/acf-to-rest-api, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
No patched version of airesvsg/acf-to-rest-api has shipped for GHSA-r345-x8hr-2r9p yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-r345-x8hr-2r9p can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-r345-x8hr-2r9p. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
How to detect GHSA-r345-x8hr-2r9p
A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:
nuclei -id ghsa-r345-x8hr-2r9p -u https://target- Template
- WordPress acf-to-rest-api <=3.1.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference
- Severity
- high
- Impact
- An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive data, such as user information or administrative credentials.
- Remediation
- Update the acf-to-rest-api plugin to version >3.1.0 or apply the latest security patches.
Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (pikpikcu), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-r345-x8hr-2r9p in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-r345-x8hr-2r9p across Packagist dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.