Is ACF Quick Edit Fields safe?

No known vulnerability affects the current version (3.3.8). 2 issues were found in earlier versions and fixed, the latest disclosed on Dec 5, 2022.

Checked 4 days ago against the WPVulnerability database, for version 3.3.8.

How it’s looked after

Last release: Jan 11, 2025 (1 year ago)
Releases in the last year: 0
Tested up to: WordPress 6.7.11 (current: 7.1)
Support resolved: 0 of 1 threads in two months
Active installs: 30K+

2 known vulnerabilities

1 medium
1 not rated

None affects the current version.

Every known vulnerability in ACF Quick Edit Fields

Newest first, with any that affect the current version at the top.

medium
Authenticated (Contributor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference
Fixed in 3.2.3 · CVE-2023-7286 · Dec 5, 2022 · Wordfence
Contributor+ User Metadata Leak via IDOR
Fixed in 3.2.3 · WPScan

Questions about ACF Quick Edit Fields’s security

Is ACF Quick Edit Fields safe to use?

No known vulnerability affects its current version. Earlier versions had issues that are now fixed, so keep ACF Quick Edit Fields updated: most attacks target sites that haven’t updated.

Does ACF Quick Edit Fields have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 2 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep ACF Quick Edit Fields up to date.

Is ACF Quick Edit Fields still maintained?

Its last release was 1 year ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. Its authors resolved 0 of the 1 support threads opened in the last two months.

Is ACF Quick Edit Fields compatible with the latest WordPress?

ACF Quick Edit Fields’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.

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Vulnerability data from WPVulnerability (CC0), which gathers records from CVE, Wordfence, Patchstack and WPScan. A clean record isn’t a guarantee: keep every plugin updated.