WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2012-10025 Deferred

Advanced Custom Fields: Code execution

Advanced Custom Fields is affected by code execution. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account.

CVE / CNA score 10.0 CVSS 4.0 · disclosure@vulncheck.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Advanced Custom Fields
Plugin slug
advanced-custom-fields
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Aug 05, 2025
Weakness
CWE-98 — Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

This CVE was published Aug 05, 2025 and is one of 20 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Advanced Custom Fields to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

The WordPress plugin Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) version 3.5.1 and below contains a remote file inclusion (RFI) vulnerability in core/actions/export.php. When the PHP configuration directive allow_url_include is enabled (default: Off), an unauthenticated attacker can exploit the acf_abspath POST parameter to include and execute arbitrary remote PHP code. This leads to remote code execution under the web server’s context, allowing full compromise of the host.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

References

Primary and upstream sources